1st italian unification war WTF Flashcards
purpose
Organized Italian revolts against the Austrian/Spanish government (drive out the Austrians)
wanted to oust foreign occupation, reactionary control by Austria/spain
who was the king at the time
Their king Charles Albert 1831-1849
where were the revolts?
Lombardy
sicily/Naples
Who organized the PS attack through Lombardy and what were they encouraged by
King Charles Albert of PS
Encouraged by Mettermich fleeing Vienna in 1848
Revolt at Lombardy
King Charles Albert of PS
Encouraged by Mettermich fleeing Vienna in 1848
Early success! Able to push Austrians back in Venetia (Captured MIlan)
However, unable to sustain the push
Austrians then tightened grip on Italians but hiking up taxes, increasing # of Austrian troops in Northern Italy
why was PS unable to sustain the push at the revolt at Lombardy
Austrian military strength was 100%
Russian Tzar Nich I sent troops to Vienna and Hungary to put down the 1848 libreral revolts in Austria
This allowed the Austrian military to focus on defeating the PS troops
Revolt at Sicily
Spanish
Peasants in Sicily rose up against the Spanish
Pushed the spanish king Ferdinand II and his troops out of Sicily and Naples
Set up a provisional government
Revolt at Rome
(Papal rule Pius IX)
Italians revolted against the conservative role of Pius IX (and harsh CC taxes)
Assassinated his chief minister, Pell Rossi
Pius IX fled the Vatican and City of Rome
who were the two Italian republicans who established a short-lived republic of Rome
Mazzini and Guiseppe Garibaldi
Introduced liberal reforms
What did Pope Pius IX do after the Revolt at Rome
Pope Pius IX appealed to Napoleon III who had just won election as French President for help
why did Napoleon agree to help Pope Pius IX and what did he do
Napoleon III saw this as a chance to strengthen CC support for him at home in France
The French army arrived by sea… Rome recaptured with the aid of the Austrian Army
The French guaranteed protection of the city and the Pope until 1870
