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Finding forgotten "Ordinamenti" & similar things

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Il Sergente Salvucci

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I'm searching for some old Ordinamenti (Organizational Tables) for the Sardinian Army before the First War of Independence, specifically the ones for the Infantry Regiment. Does someone know where I can find them?

For Example:
Organic of an Italian Line Infantry Company of 1861:
-1× Capitano (Captain)
-1× Tenente (Lieutenant)
-2× Sottotenenti (Sub-Lieutenants, equivalent to Ensigns)
-1× Furiere (Quatermaster Sergeant)
-1× Caporale Furiere (Quatermaster Corporal)
-2× Tamburini (Drummers)
-6× Sergenti (Sergeants)
-12× Caporali (Corporal)
-20× Soldati di Prima Classe (Private 1st Class)
-104× Soldati di Seconda Classe (Private 2nd Class)

I found this on Issuu, specifically on the "IL PRIMO ESERCITO ITALIANO 1861-1870 VOL I" by S. Alese, A. Viotti published by Biblioteca Militare (link: https://issuu.com/rivista.militare1/docs/il-primo-esercito-italiano-tomo1-testo-opere-varie), but this and the others all of them are about the Italian Army on the aftermath of the Second War of Independence.

I'm asking this because I found on Google Books pamphlets like this "Tavole sinottiche del regolamento per l'esercizio e le evoluzioni della fanteria approvato con r. decreto del 17 ottobre 1852: Scuola di Compagnia", so I hope there is a chance that I have not to go digging deeply in an archive to found documents like this...

P.S.: someone has a PDF copy of "Proposizione per la formazione di truppe leggere della terza specie sotto la denominazione di Bersaglieri" and "Proposizione per la formazione di una compagnia di Bersaglieri e modello di uno schioppo per suo uso" by Alessandro La Marmora?
 
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jwsleser

jwsleser

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Certainly a challenge to find. A period I have not researched. I did find this book that appears to have of the info you are seeking. There is a volume that covers the earlier period Soldati e Milizie Lucchesi dell'ottocento (1799-1847)

Soldati e Milizie Lucchesi dell'ottocento (1799-1847)​

 
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Il Sergente Salvucci

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In the meantime I dig through the web for the exact numbers of Savoy Infantry Regiment a 1st/2nd War of Independence, here there are the numbers of the first Alpini companies:

Organic of an Italian Alpini Company of 1872:
-1× Capitano (Captain)
-3× between Tenenti (Lieutenants) & Sottotenenti (Sub-Lieutenants, equivalent to Ensigns)
-1× Furiere (Quatermaster Sergeant)
-1× Caporale Furiere (Quatermaster Corporal)
-3× Trombettieri (Buglers)
-8× Zappatori (Sappers)
-6× Sergenti (Sergeants)
-12× Caporali (Corporal)
-7× Soldati di Prima Classe (Private 1st Class)
-88× Soldati di Seconda Classe (Private 2nd Class)

Source is "REGIO DECRETO 15 ottobre 1872, n. 1056", here is the link to a PDF: https://www.normattiva.it/do/atto/caricaPdf?cdimg=072U105600100010110001&num=0001&dgu=1872-11-08

And here is the link to the Rivista Militare edition in wich Perrucchetti published the article that started the chain of events that led to the creation of the Alpini: https://issuu.com/rivista.militare1/docs/1872-tomo2-testo (pages 92 to 110 on the site)

P.S.: if someone knows were the first Alpini companies were based, send me a message with them.
 
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