About Antoine Gentili
Lived 1743 – 1798 (aged 54–55). Antoine Gentili was a French military officer.
Antoine Gentili (1743 or 1751 – 1798) was a French-Corsican general. A supporter of Pascal Paoli, he fought against the Republic of Genoa. After the French Revolution he sided with the new French Republic, but was defeated and surrendered to the British after their 1794 Invasion of Corsica. After that he fought as a in the French Army of Italy, leading the recapture of Corsica in 1796. In 1797 he was appointed as the first governor of the Ionian Islands under French rule in 1797. He retired on grounds of ill health soon after, dying on 27 March 1798.
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Who was Antoine Gentili?
French general
When was Antoine Gentili born?
Antoine Gentili was born on 7 November 1743 in Saint-Florent.
When did Antoine Gentili die?
Antoine Gentili died in 1798 in Saint-Florent.
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Antoine Gentili was a military officer.
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Antoine Gentili was French.
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