Booklet 3 Flashcards
what nationalist organisation was set up as piedmonts version of young italy
the national society
who plotted to assassinate napoleon III in 1857
count felice orsini
when did orsini plot to try and assassinate napoleon III
1857
what rolde did VE play after the orsini bomb plot
he presented piedmont as the best guarantee against radicals
what did piedmont hope to get from the pact of plombiers
kingdom of upper italy ruled by the house of savoy and 200,000 soldiors
what did france hope to get out of the pact of plombiers
nice and savoy
what was victor emmanueals nationaliost speach called
cry of anguish
when was victor emmanuels nationalist speach
january 1859
how many troops did france provide
200,000
how many troops did piedmont supply
20,000 untrained voulenteers
60,000 piedmontese soldiors
what were the two names for the 1859 war called
austro-franco war
second war of italian indipendence
what was garibaldis private army of soldiers called
the red shirts
what happened at the battle of magenta
france won, pushed austria out of piedmont and freed lombardy (part of)
what happened in the battle of solferino
french won
armastice called
17,000 allied deaths
pushed austra out of lombardy and milan
what nationalist organisation was set up as a replacement for young italy in piedmont
the national society
who plotted to assassinate napoleon III in 1857 and what was contriversial about his letter
count felice orsini
- may have been frabrucated as an excuse to invade italy
when did count felice orsini plot to assassinate napoleon III
1857
what role did victor emmanuel play after the bomb plot
he presented piedmont as the best guarantee against radicals
what was the secret agreement between france an piedmont called and wasn’t did it aim to do
the pact of plombiers
- aimed to allow france and piedmont to remove austria from the northern states
what did each side hope to get from the agreement
piedmont- kingdom of upper italy ruled by the savoys 200,000 soldiers
france- nice and savoy
what was victor emmanuel’s national do each called in january 1859
cry of anguish
when was victor emmanuel s cry of anguish
January 1859
how many troops did the french and piedmontese provide
200,000 french
20,000 untrained voulenteers
60,000 piedmonts soldiers
what are the two different names of the 1859 war called
austro-franco war
second war of Italian independence
what were garibaldis private army of soldiers known as
the red shirts
who was the leader of tuscany during the events of 1859
grand duke leopold
what was the aim of the national society during the events of 1859
to annex the central dutchies to piedmont
why (3 reasons) did napoleon agree to peace without asking piedmont
- huge casualty rates due to new weopanry
- one doctor per 500 casualties
- france didn’t think they could maintain the war any longer
why did napoleon III initially oppose central dutchie annexation
he felt it threatened the popes safety
how did lord russel aid the unification process
he said he believed in “self determination” france now had england on its side
what was agreed at th entreaty of zurich
it reaffirmed the treaty of villafranca
rulers of the central dutchies would be restored
restablished peace between austria and piedmont
what was agreed at the treaty of turin
nice and savoy annexed to france, plebiscites in central dutchies
what happened in the central dutchies march 1860
plebiscites were held- moved to piedmont
when where the central dutchies plebiscites
march 1860
when we’re the plebiscites held in nice and savoy
nice- 15th and 16th april
savoy- 22nd and 23rd of april
1860
what made garibaldi become intrested in italian nationalism
in 1831 mazzini and garibaldi met
how did garibaldis south american adventure aid him
he was taught geurilla tactics and leadership skills
why didnt garibaldi fight for piedmont 1848
he revolted against charles albert in 1831 and was therefore not trusted
following the events of nice and savoy what did garibaldi call cavour
a low intriguer
how many men did garibaldi take to the south with him in 1860
1200
give two reasons why cavour didnt want garibaldi involved in the south
- he might become more popular than the king
- it threatened the pope
what was piedmont forced to do once garibaldi conquored naples
march through the papal states
where did garibaldi meet victor emmanuel and hand over the south
tiano
when were plebicites held in the south and the papal states
november and october 1860
when was the attempt on louis napoleons life
january 1858
how did orsini oiutwit the french
he went via brussels
what was the pact of plombiers
a secret meeting between cavour and napoleon at plombiers
when was the pact of plombiers
july 21st 1858
what is evidence that cavour was only trying to unite northern italy
the fact that the outcome of plombiers would be i favour of napoleon and him being willing to compromise for the liberation of northern italy
how would the pact of plombiers agreement be sealed
with the marriage of the 15year old daughter of victor emmanuel (marie clotilde) to the middle aged jerome-bonaparte
how many troops did austria have for thesecond war of independence
90,000 troops
how long and how much did austria mobalise
it took 10 days to mobalise and it was only partial because there were troops in hungary
who were austrian forces commanded by in the second war of ind
‘cortier soldiors’ (nobles not career soldiors)
how were france and piedmont unprepared for the 2nd war of ind
they arrived by train but in advance of their supplies so many died due to exposure
