Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris

Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris
Member of the Senate
In office
16 June 1898 – 8 April 1924
MonarchUmberto I
Personal details
Born(1831-03-17)17 March 1831
Fossano, Piedmont-Sardinia
Died8 April 1924(1924-04-08) (aged 93)
Rome, Italy
Political partyHistorical Right
Alma materMilitary Academy of Turin
ProfessionMilitary officer
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service Royal Sardinian Army
 Royal Italian Army
Years of service1845–1898
RankGeneral
UnitIII and VII Army Corps
Battles/wars

Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris (pronounced [fjoˈrɛntso ˈbaːva bekˈkaːris]; 17 March 1831 – 8 April 1924) was an Italian general, especially remembered for his brutal repression of riots in Milan in 1898, known as the Bava Beccaris massacre.