Giuseppe Lahoz Ortiz, also known as Giuseppe La Hoz (

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. He served in the army of the

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, later joined the army of the

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, and subsequently participated in the Italian anti-French insurrections of 1799.

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'' 1766 births 1799 deaths Italian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars People from the Duchy of Mantua {{Italy-mil-bio-stub