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==Biography==
Born in [[Montevideo]], he was named in honour of [[:it:Nicola Ricciotti]] who had been executed during the failed expedition of the [[Bandiera Brothers]] against the [[Kingdom of Naples]]. He spent much of his youth in [[Nice]], [[Caprera]] and England.
In 1866, alongside his father, he took part in the [[Battle of Bezzecca]] (1866) and the [[Battle of Mentana]] (1867); in 1870, during his father's expedition in support to France during the [[Franco-Prussian War]], he fought for the [[Army of the Vosges]], during which he occupied [[Châtillon-sur-Seine|Châtillon]] and, at [[Pouilly-sur-Vingeanne|Pouilly]], during the [[:fr:Bataille de Dijon (1870)]] (Battle of Dijon), captured the sole Prussian flag lost during the war.
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