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