Italienisches Legionsbataillon 1 Mistruzzi Freikorps
Formed in October 1813 it was disbanded in 1815. Who is Mistruzzi? I found this unit and assume they are the battalion of Itialian Free Corps among GM Starhemberg's Austrian brigade in the 1814 Italian campaign in Laval Nugent's division. I assume they were like Landwehr?
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Yes, I would agree. Mistruzzi would still be manning the defences of Trieste, given its importance. The Freikorps are volunteers and would be better equipped (usually by some local noble) than Landwehr, which were conscripted and used as reserve troops. The Finetti freicorps seem to be more in the style of 18th century Pandours, going behind enemy lines on raids etc. The Ilari book snippet on Google Books says; "Franco Finetti corps, which was regularly included in the Nugent corps and on 30 December entered Argenta together with 2 Austrian companies (major Wittmann). On the 31st Modigliana was attacked by the Mariani band, which routed the". The Mormon Family Genealogy site gives a Schneider Freikorps in 1809 https://libcat.familysearch.org/Record/708388?searchId=36120513&recordIndex=1&page=&referred=resultIndex