4/19/2023 0 Comments 9th battle of the isonzoIn 1839 the regiments of the "Pinerolo" were numbered and renamed as 13th Regiment Brigade "Pinerolo" and 14th Regiment Brigade "Pinerolo". By 1839 each regiment fielded four battalions, which in turn fielded 4 companies of 250 men each. Later a fourth battalion was added to each regiment and the companies' strength was increased. After the founding of the "Pinerolo" Brigade its two regiments consisted of three battalions each: the regiment's 1st and 2nd battalions fielded three companies of fusiliers and one company of grenadiers, while the third battalions consisted of four companies of skirmishers. From 1821 to 13 November 1831 the brigade was known as "Brigade of Pinerolo" ( Italian: Brigata di Pinerolo) and based in Genoa, however in size and function both brigades were akin to an infantry regiment with two battalions. From 1 November 1815 to 1821 the "HRH Regiment of Saluzzo" was known as Brigade "Saluzzo" ( Italian: Brigata "Saluzzo") and based in the city of Saluzzo. These two regiments were the "His Royal Highness' Regiment of Saluzzo" ( Italian: Reggimento di Saluzzo di Sua Altezza Reale) founded in 1672 as Regiment "Lullin" and a new regiment split formed with troops of its sister regiment. Thus on 13 November 1831 the Brigade "Pinerolo" was raised with two infantry regiments. The brigade is part of the Division "Acqui".Īfter Charles Albert of Sardinia ascended to the throne of the Kingdom of Sardinia on 27 April 1831 a major reform of the military was undertaken. Carrying the name of the Piedmontese city of Pinerolo the brigade's coat of arms was modeled after the city's coat of arms. The Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo" ( Italian: Brigata Meccanizata "Pinerolo") is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based in the southern region of Apulia.
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