Gennaro Lojacono (Bari, 1775-1835)
Gennaro Lojacono was a civil engineer, subsequently recruited as a geographical engineer during the Neapolitan Republic. He was admitted to the Italian engineering corps as a lieutenant 1st class in March 1802 after an examination. Promoted to captain on his return to Naples in 1806, he subsequently reached the ranks of lieutenant colonel and colonel, continuing to serve after the Restoration (Giacchi, Niccolò. 1940. Gli uomini d’arme italiani nelle campagne napoleoniche, in L’Opera del Genio Italiano all’Estero. Rome: Libreria dello Stato: 324).