Roberto Brusati | |
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Senator of the Kingdom of Italy | |
In office 22 March 1915 – c. 1932 | |
Monarch | Vittorio Emanuele III |
Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
Personal details | |
Born | Milan, Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire | July 3, 1850
Died | November 23, 1935 Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, Italy | (aged 85)
Spouse | Graziella Ferguson |
Relations | Ugo Brusati (brother) |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Turin |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Italy |
Branch | Royal Italian Army |
Years of service | 1866 – 1926 |
Rank | General of the Army |
Commands | 1st Army |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Roberto Brusati OSML OCI, was an Italian General of the Army who was an active participant in World War I. He was known for not having any military experience prior to the war and commanding the 1st Army before being dismissed from commanding the regiment on May 8, 1916, which was 8 days before the Battle of Asiago which was led by Field Marshal Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf.