Tommaso Clary

Tommaso Clary (1798 – March 1878) was a marshal of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

Biography

Tommaso Clary was born in Naples, the son of a senior officer in the Bourbon army. He began a career which he ended in 1844 before returning to service. In 1847, he suppressed the insurrection of Messina.

In 1860, he took part in the fights in Sicily to oppose the Expedition of the Thousand without great result. Taking refuge in Messina, he left the city to the Garibaldians without resisting. Back in Naples, he was removed from the military command and did not take part in the fighting on the continent.

Present in Gaeta, he was expelled and joined Rome where the royal family took refuge after the fall of the fortress.

He became one of the leaders of the brigandage, organizing in 1861 an expedition attempt that failed.

References

• Acton, Harold (1961). The Last Bourbons of Naples (1825–1861). London: Methuen.
• Buttá, Giuseppe (1985). Un Viaggio da Boccadifalco a Gaeta: Memorie della Rivoluzione dal 1860 al 1861. Milano: Bompiani.
• De Majo, Silvio (1982). "Clary, Tommaso." In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Vol. 26.
• Molfese, Franco (1983). Storia del Brigantaggio dopo l’Unità. Milano: Feltrinelli.