Scuola Militare Teulié
| Scuola Militare "Teulié" |
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| Country |
.svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Italy Italian Republic
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| Allegiance |
 Nato
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| Branch |
.svg){kind=small} Royal Italian Army Italian Army
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| Type | Military School |
| Role | Secondary school: Liceo scientifico, Liceo Classico |
| Size | 180 cadets |
| Garrison/HQ | Milan, Corso Italia, 58 |
| Nickname(s) | “Military School of the first Tricolour” |
| Motto(s) |
Iterum alte volat (from Latin: Flying high again) |
| Engagements | Five Days of Milan |
| Decorations |
 Army Bronze Medal for Military Valour
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| Website | http://www.esercito.difesa.it |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
col. Maurizio Patanè |
The Scuola Militare "Teulié" (Military School Teulié) is a prestigious military school of the Italian Army and, founded in 1802, is one of the oldest military academies in the world. The school is located in the city of Milan in a historical building. The motto of the school is Iterum alte volat, which means Flying high again.
The history of the school is diverse and complex. The building that currently hosts the school was built in the Middle Ages as the Hospital of Saint Celso. Later, in 1758 it became the Cistercian monastery of Saint Luke and was used as a military hospital first and then, at the hands of Pietro Teulié, as a military orphanage. With the advent of the Napoleonic Italian Kingdom, the orphanage's name was changed to Royal College of the Military Orphans. In 1839 the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I, converted the orphanage to the Imperial college of cadets. In 1848 the cadets took part in the Five Days of Milan, after which the building hosted the Royal school of artillery.
With the return of the Austrians the school was not reopened to punish the insurgents of the Five Days of Milan and it was, instead, turned into a military hospital.
The college will open in 1859 as the Military College of Milan and closed again in 1869 due to financial difficulties. The school, however, opens in 1873 thanks to the new Army regulations, approved that year, but in 1894 is forced to close again.
During World War I the building is used as a military barrack but in 1935 the Fascist government founds the Military School of Milan which will close with the Badoglio proclamation in 1943.
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