Domenico Pino
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| Born | 8 September 1760 Milano |
| Died | 29 March 1826 Cernobbio (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) (1796-1814) |
| Rank |
Division General
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| Battles/wars |
Peninsular War (1808-1810), French invasion of Russia (1812) |
Domenico ("Dominique") Pino (Milano, 8 September 1760 – Cernobbio, 29 March 1826) was an Italian soldier. He served as General of Division in the Kingdom of Italy and in Napoleon's Grande Armée.
Pino was born in Milan, to Francesco and Margherita Lonati, a scion of a distinguished family. He attended the Collegio Gallio in Como and joined the army of the Duchy of Parma, serving as a captain in the cavalry. He enlisted as a grenadier in the Lombardy Legion, formed by Napoleon as part of his Army of Italy in October 1796. Pino was promoted to command a battalion in the Legion only one month later. He was promoted to Colonel on 25 February 1797, to Brigadier General on 16 December 1798, and to General of Division in 1800, the highest rank in the Legion. His rapid rise was due to his outstanding service in Napoleon's Army of Italy. Captured at Ancona in 1799, he was released on his parole, and so missed the Battle of Marengo in 1800, but was recognised for his service in command of a division in the campaign in Tuscany in 1800 and 1801. His younger brother, Giacomo Pino (born 1 October 1767) served him as an aide-de-camp.
Napoleon renamed the Cisalpine Republic as the Italian Republic in January 1802, and Pino became its Minister of War on 13 August 1804. Pino remained Minister of War when the Republic became the Kingdom of Italy on 17 March 1805. Pino was appointed commander of Napoleon's Italian Guard in 1806, remaining in this post until 1815, although he never commanded the Italian Guards, but was often away, serving overseas. He commanded a division of Italians in Prussia in 1807, and the 2nd (Italian) Division in Spain in 1808, 1809 and 1810. For his service, Pino was created a Count of the Kingdom of Italy on 12 April 1809 and a Count of the French Empire on 9 March 1810.
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