Paolo Crescenzo Martino Avitabile, also known as Abu Tabela, was a Neapolitan-Italian soldier, mercenary and adventurer. A peasant's son born in Agerola, in the province of Napoli near Sorrento, he served in the Neapolitan militia during the Napoleonic wars.
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Painting of General Paolo Crescenzo Martino Avitabile's Peshawar residence, by Lieutenant James Rattray, 1840
Image of "Abu Tabela", famous nickname of Paolo Avitabile in Afghanistan
Letter written in Persian signed by Paolo Avitabile, addressed to Colonel Claude Wade, congratulating him on the conquest of Ali Masjid Fort, dated to 27 July 1839
Postcard photograph of the castle of Paolo Avitabile in Agerola, Naples, ca.1913
Order of Merit with a portrait of Ranjit Singh, introduced by Ranjit Singh, the first Sikh maharaja of the Panjab (1801-1839), inspired by the French Legion d’honneur worn by foreign military commandersAwards 3
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Paolo Crescenzo Martino Avitabile, also known as Abu Tabela, was a Neapolitan-Italian soldier, mercenary and adventurer. A peasant's son born in Agerola, in the province of Napoli near Sorrento, he served in the Neapolitan militia during the Napoleonic wars. After Waterloo he drifted east like many other adventurous soldiers. In 1820 he joined the army of the Shah of Persia, attaining the rank of colonel and receiving several decorations before returning to Italy in 1824.
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