Ettore Perrone was born in Turin 12 January 1789, a descendant of a prominent family Canavese, at the age of sixteen he enlisted as an infantry soldier army the French "Legion du Midi composed mainly of soldiers from Piedmont in 1806 was admitted to the military school of Saint-Cyr and emerged with the rank of second lieutenant of infantry. A star of Wagram was awarded the Legion of Honor. From 1810 to 1811, he was in Spain as a lieutenant in the Young Guard. On June 24, 1811 I joined the Grenadiers of the Old Guard. With the final fall of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo began on leave. He participated in the riots of 1821, sentenced to death, took refuge in France, where he was received in the army, reaching the rank of general. Once back in Italy participated for a very short life politica del nascente Parlamento Subalpino , l’esperienza di governo si concluse molto rapidamente, tanto da convincerlo a riprendere la carriera militare, Carlo Alberto di Savoia lo nominò comandante della 3ª Divisione di Fanteria del Regno di Sardegna con 12.027 uomini e 16 pezzi d'artiglieria.Sul campo di battaglia, Ettore Perrone portò personalmente alla carica il 15° Fanteria a Vigevano conquistando le posizioni Austriache. A Novara si scontrò con le truppe Austriache perdendo la vita nella tragica battaglia del 23 Marzo 1849.
Il mattino del 23 marzo 1849 , le truppe Austriache del II Corpo d’Armata agli ordini del maresciallo d'Aspre marciano verso Novara. Between 10:30 and 11:00, the headliner of the 3rd Division Piemontese stationed on the tower of Santa Maria della Bicocca signal the enemy advance. For most of the day Piedmontese troops move back and recapture positions, but the indecision on the part of commands allow the Austrians to gain ground and to receive reinforcements. Archduke Albert, with the support of artillery, and hunting is to continue the advance by the Piedmontese Cavallotta House (located in the suburb of Bicocca south of Novara) heading to Villa Visconti. General Ettore Perrone tries to oppose the advance at noon but Harsh On-line enters the Brigade "Stadion" with 4 pieces Artillery and the 2nd Battalion volunteers City of Vienna ", the Piedmontese hold the attack but the troops were decimated, and under incessant fire of the Austrian guns. Perrone aware of the general failure of the face due to lack of soldiers on horseback lashes out on the remains of the first line, but is hit by gunfire in Austria. Ettore Perrone di San Martino agonizzerà for six long days dying from his injuries at four in the afternoon of 29 March 1849. The solemn funeral was celebrated in Ivrea in military form April 2, 1849.
Read also: The Battle of Novara of March 23, 1849 .
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