Italian Military Commanders

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1. Who was the captain of the thirteen Italian knights during the famous Barletta challenge? Fanfulla da Lodi Ettore Fieramosca Giovanni dalle Bande Nere Pico della Mirandola

2. Was Fanfulla da Lodi an Italian military the early XVI century? Yes No

3. This Italian military leader has a famous equestrian statue in Venice. Who is it? Bartolomeo Colleoni Braccio da Montone Il Gattamelata Niccolò Piccinino

4. This Italian commander derived his nickname from the black bands put on his banners after the death of the pope. What's his real name? Cosimo de' Medici Giovanni de' Medici Lorenzo il Magnifico Piero de' Medici

5. Who was called "The Hero of Two Worlds"? Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Garibaldi Camillo Benso di Cavour Massimo d'Azeglio

6. Who was the Italian general who crushed the Austrian Armies in 1918? Answer: (Two words)

7. Which Italian duke fought bravely against the British in Africa, during World War II? Duke of Mantova Duke of Modena Duke of Abruzzi Duke of Aosta

8. What's the name of the Italian patriot who wrote the lyrics of the Italian national anthem? Ippolito Nievo Guglielmo Pepe Nino Bixio Goffredo Mameli

9. The Italian general Gandin and the Acqui Division resisted the German forces on September 1943? True False

10. Where was the last cavalry charge made by the Italian Savoia Cavalry? Balaklava Africa Crimea Isbuscenskij