BIXIO, NINO (182i-1873), Italian soldier, was born on Oct. 2 1821. After numerous adventures at sea he returned to Italy in 1846, and joined the Giovine Italia. He fought through the campaign of 1848, became captain under Garibaldi at Rome in 1849, and in 1859 commanded a Garibaldian battalion. Joining the Marsala expedition in 186o, he turned the day in favour of Garibaldi at Calatafimi, was wounded at Palermo, but recovered in time to besiege Reggio in Calabria (Aug. 21 1860), and took part in the battle of Volturno. Elected deputy in 186i, he en deavoured to reconcile Cavour and Garibaldi. In 1866 he covered the Italian retreat from Custozza. Created senator in February 187o, he was in the following September given command of a division during the movement against Rome, took Civita Vecchia, and participated in the general attack upon Rome Sept. 2o 187o. He died of cholera at Achin bay in Sumatra en route for Batavia, whither he was leading a commercial expedition (Dec. 16, 1873). See G. M. Trevelyan, Garibaldi and the Thousand (1909).