Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino
| Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino | |
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Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino
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| Born |
23 August 1747 Craveggia, Piedmont present day Italy |
| Died |
28 June 1816 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Allegiance |
 Habsburg Monarchy until 1789 French Republic French Empire Kingdom of France
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| Years of service | 1792–1815 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars • Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Légion d'honneur • Count of the Empire•Senator |
| Other work | Military Governor of Antwerp |
Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino, (23 August 1747, Craveggia – 28 June 1816, Paris), was a general and politician of France. Born in the Savoy, he was the son of a low-ranking officer in the Habsburg military. In 1789, during the French Revolution, he went to France, where he received a commission in the French Army. In 1793, his troops deposed him, for his strict discipline, but he was immediately reinstated and rose rapidly through the ranks of the general staff. He helped to push the Austrians back to Bavaria in the 1796 summer campaign, and then covered Moreau's retreat to France later that year, defending the Rhine bridge at Hüningen until the last units had crossed to safety.
Ferino commanded the southern-most wing of Army of the Danube in 1799, and participated in the battles of Ostrach and . Napoleon awarded him the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 1804; in 1805, Ferino became a Senator, and in 1808, raised him to Count of the Empire. His name is engraved in the Arc de Triomphe.
Barthélemy Ferino was born in Craveggia, in the Vigezzo valley, near the border of the Swiss Confederation. This section was known as the Piedmont which, at the time of his birth, was under the rule of the House of Savoy. His father, Bernardo Ferino, was an officer of the so-called Bender regiment and served in the Austrian military during the Seven Years' War. Barthélemy Ferino entered Austrian military service in 1768 and in 1779 he was brevetted as captain. His promotions in the Habsburg military were few. Responding to perceived inequalities, at the time of the French Revolution he moved to France and, in 1792, acquired a commission in the French army.
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