Cristino Tognoli (Bergamo, 1764 – 1841)
Tognoli joined up as a captain 2nd-class of pontoneers (part of the artillery at the time) after an exam on 13 September 1798; he then moved to the brigade of Italian engineers in 1800, went on to command the artillery workers in 1802, passed to the engineers in 1804, commanded the miners in 1806, was promoted to captain 1st-class of the engineers in 1808, and finished as battalion chief commanding the sappers in 1811 (Cf. service record, undated, in AN, LH/2611/61).