Domenico Millelire
Italian naval officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Domenico Millelire, pseudonym of Domenico Leoni, (1761 in La Maddalena – 14 August 1827 in La Maddalena) was an Italian patriot, and officer of Regia Marina Sarda (Sardinian Royal Navy). He is recognised to have gained the first Gold Medal of Military Valor in Italian history.[1] Millelire gave the first defeat to Napoleon Bonaparte.