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Raffaele de Cosa

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Raffaele de Cosa
Born24 May 1778
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died29 February 1856 (aged 77)
Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Allegiance Napoleonic Naples
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
ServiceNeapolitan Navy
Real Marina
RankAdmiral
Battles / wars

Raffaele de Cosa (1778–1856) was an Italian admiral. He served the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples, and after the overthrow of Napoleon he served in the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, rising to the rank of admiral.[1]

References

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  1. ^ De Majo 1987.

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Further reading

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  • Randaccio, Carlo (1886). Storia delle marine militari italiane dal 1750 al 1860 e della marina militare italiana dal 1860 al 1870. 2 vols. Rome: Forzani. pp. 94, 109, 111, 124.