Fabio Canziani
Milanese, he was a cadet in the Austrian army, then an ensign in the Bellegarde regiment. On 7 September 1802 he was given the rank of lieutenant 2nd class in the Italian topographer corps, was promoted to lieutenant 1st class on 23 August 1810, then moved to the sappers on 25 May 1811 (Cf. MSA, WO, OR 96).