Booklet 3 My Notes Flashcards
When was the National Society formed an who dominated it
1850s, dominated by Italian exiles living in Piedmont
What was the aim of the National Society
To promote Italian unity
What did Cavour allow the National Society to do
Grow in Piedmont
What did National Society members accept by the 1850s
Leadership of Italy mighty be under Piedmontese monarch rather than a republic
When did Cavour meet Manin
1856
When did Cavour meet Garibaldi
1856
Who (2 people) did Cavour meet and what did they discuss
. Manin
. Garibaldi - to discuss possible war with Austria
Why was Cavour worried about the National Society
He didn’t want France to think he was organising and backing a group of dangerous radicals
After the Congress of Paris who did Cavour and Napoleon keep up the dialogue with
. Napoleon’s nephew Prince Jerome
. Cavour’s trusted friend Niagra
How did uprising under the National Society shift
. From disrespectful uprisings to more civilised
Why was Napoleon in Italy in 1830
The Bonaparte family was exiled from France due to the Vienna settlement of 1815
Why was Napoleon a sympathiser of Italian nationalism
. Full of romantic, impractical dreams
. Genuine, vague, liberal ideals
. Adventure + search for prestige was part of his heritage
When was Napoleon elected as president of the French Republic
December 1848
Why and when did Napoleon help the pope
1849 to win the support of the Catholic Church
What did Napoleon agree to with Mazzini, when was it agreed and why
Agreed to an armistice with Mazzini in April-June 1849 so he could reinforce his army to attack Mazzini with 20,00 French soldiers
Why was Napoleon’s defence of the Pope an error
He became champion of the most illiberal regime in Europe and betrayed Republican principles
Why Napoleon became involved in Italy?
. Drive Austria out
. Create an enlarged Piedmont (big enough to be useful ally but not too big to threaten independence from France)
. Could get Nice and Savoy
. Replace Austrian influence with French
What other groups thought of Napoleon’s plans:
Nationalists – no Austrians
Moderates – old absolute leaders gone
VE and Cavour – Piedmont expanded
Clergy – Political power of pope grows
French Nationalists – new territory and French replace Austrians
Bonapartes – expand power and prestige
When and what was the Orsini bomb plot
January 1858 - attempt made on Louis Napoleon’s life
Who was involved in the Orsini bomb plot
4 Italian nationalists led by count Felice Orsini
What did Orsini do?
. Orsini made 3 large bombs in London, outwitted French police by going via Brussels
. Bomb thrown at Napoleon and Eugenie on way to opera
How many did Orsini kill?
. 8 dead and 150 injured, not Napoleon or wife though
Aftermath of Orsini plot
. Initially, Napoleon III was bitter towards Piedmont as they allowed Orsini to avoid arrest and make his way to France
. VEII saved the day by presenting Piedmont as the best guarantee against the excesses of radicals
What did progress between Piedmont and France culminate in
The Pact of Plombieres - a secret meeting between Cavour and Napoleon
When was the Pact of Plombieres?
July 21st 1858
What was it decided that French military intervention would result in at Plombieres
Austrian expulsion from Lombardy and Venetia, enlargement of Piedmont and an Italy made up of four major power blocs
Whose favour were the outcomes of Plombieres in and what did this make Cavour
. More in Napoleon’s favour
. Made Cavour an opportunist - willing to compromise for liberation of northern Italy
As part of Plombieres terms what did Austria have to be seen as?
. Must be seen as the aggressors
. If France looked like aggressors Prussia might defend Austria
. Feared that Britain would not tolerate replacing Austrian control of Italy with French control
What kingdoms would be created and who would they be controlled by according to Plombieres?
. A Kingdom of Upper Italy, ruled by the House of Savoy created to cover the provinces of Piedmont, Lombardy and Venetia, and the duchies of Parma, Modena and the Papal Legations.
. A kingdom of Central Italy would be controlled by Tuscany and would include Umbria and the Papal Marches.
What would happen to Rome according to Plombieres?
. Rome and the surrounding area would remain under control of the Pope, who would lead an Italian confederation – later abandoned
What would happen to Naples according to Plombieres?
Naples would remain to not upset the Tsar of Russia, an ally of the Bourbons
What would France get in return for…. according to Plombieres
France would get Nice and Savoy in return for 200,000 soldiers
How would the Plombiere agreement be sealed?
The agreement would be sealed by the marriage of the 15 year old daughter of Victor Emmanuel (Marie Clotilde) to the middle aged prince Jerome Bonaparte
What were VEII issue’s in 1859?
. Had to make Austria look like the aggressor
. Encourage popular enthusiasm for war
. Keep Napoleon committed
. Avoid upsetting other European powers
. Price an army of 100,000 to match Napoleon’s promise of 200,000 French soldiers
How many soldiers did VEII get for the war
20,000 untrained volunteers from National Society + 60,000 Piedmontese soldiers
How would others Europeans feel about the war
. Prussians sympathised with the Austrians
. Russians would remain neutral
. British sympathetic to Italian unity, but did not want war in Europe
. Most did not want to see Austrian domination in northern Italy replaced by the French
What happened in March 1859?
Piedmont mobilised their army
What happened in April 1859?
Austrians mobilised, costly for Austria
What happened in 23rd April 1859?
Austria demanded Piedmont demobilise within 3 days
What happened in 29th April 1859?
. Austria declared war
. General Franz Gyulai invaded Piedmont, but were delayed by poor weather giving time for the French forces to arrive by rail to support Piedmont
How did Austria prepare for the war
. Commanded by ‘courtier soldiers’ (nobles, not always career soldiers)
. Took 10 days to mobilise
. Only partial mobilisation as troops had to be left in Hungary
. 90,000 troops
How France + Piedmont prepared?
. Piedmont officers were reluctant to engage + wanted to leave fighting to the French
. The army arrived by train, but in advance of their supplies
. Some men died of exposure before getting to battlefield
Battle of Magenta: who won and when
. Decisive victory for French/Sardinian forces by 4th of June
. But clearly a French victory as no Piedmontese soldiers died
Battle of Magenta: how many Austrians with how many guns
. 14,000 Austrians
. 40 guns
Battle of Magenta: how many French/Sardinian with how many guns
. 10,700 men
. 18 guns
Battle of Magenta: what happened on the 20th of May
French/Sardininan cavalry halted the Austrian army near Montebello, causing it to retreat
Battle of Magenta: Napoleon’s tactics to deal with the Austrian army
Moved his French troops by rail to circle the Austrian army to the north to cut off communication and supply
Battle of Magenta: what caused the first serious battle
He ordered the Sardinians to move towards Palestro and on 30th May, when the Austrians responded, there was the first serious battle
Battle of Magenta: what was Garibaldi doing
Garibaldi and the Cacciatori delle Alpi, had a minor victory at Como
Battle of Magenta: what did Napoleon intend to establish and what did he do
. Napoleon III left most of his men on the Sardinian side of the river, and took 30,000 troops across the Ticino heading for the village of Magenta where he intended to establish a bridgehead.
Battle of Magenta: what did the Austrians turn every house into
A miniature fortress
Battle of Magenta: who took on the brunt of the fighting
5,000 grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard
Battle of Solferino: where were the Austrians driven back to and on what date
The Quadrilaterals – lost influence, 21st to 24th June
Battle of Solferino: how many enemy casualties
21,000 out of 128,000
Battle of Solferino: how many allied casualties
17,000 casualties out of 137,000
Battle of Solferino: name of leader who was defeated and what was he faced with
Franz Josef was defeated and faced with revolution in Hungary
Battle of Solferino: how did the battle end
Franz Josef met with Napoleon where an armistice was signed without Piedmont
Battle of Solferino: what was won
Lombardy – two northern states unified
Battle of Solferino: where did the Austrians charge out of and why
Solferino to attack the Allied Army
Battle of Solferino: what city and the Piedmontese-French army taken and where did they march
Milan and then marched east to finish off Austria before Prussia could get involved
Battle of Solferino: how did the Austrians try to beat the allies and what did the allies try to capture?
.The Austrians attempted to surprise them by switching onto the attack
. The Austrians tried to crush the French right wing and the Allies tried to capture Solferino and pierce the Austrian centre
Battle of Solferino: how big was the battle area?
Sixty square miles
Why did Napoleon sue for peace?
. High casualty rates.
. Only one doctor per 500 casualties on the Allied side
. France did not think that Piedmont could maintain the conflict for much longer as they lacked equipment and expertise
. Defeating Austria would require a lengthy and expensive siege as they were at the Quadrennials
. Cavour seemed interested in the Central Duchies - went beyond terms of the Plombieres
. Napoleon believed that the Papal States were under threat
. 24th June 1859, the Prussian army mobilised on the banks of the Rhine
Why did Napoleon sue for peace? Doctor fact
Only one doctor per 500 casualties on the Allied side
Why did Napoleon sue for peace? What did France think about Piedmont’s army
. France did not think that Piedmont could maintain the conflict for much longer as they lacked equipment and expertise
Why did Napoleon sue for peace? Austrian strength
. Defeating Austria would require a lengthy and expensive siege as they were at the Quadrennials
Why did Napoleon sue for peace? What was Cavour interested in?
. Cavour seemed interested in the Central Duchies - went beyond terms of the Plombieres
Why did Napoleon sue for peace? What did Napoleon believe were under threat
. Papal States
Why did Napoleon sue for peace? What did the Prussians do?
. 24th June 1859, the Prussian army mobilised on the banks of the Rhine
Why did Cavour resign
. Piedmont excluded from talks at Villafranca
. Austria gave Lombardy to France, who might give it to Piedmont
. Venetia to remain in Austrian hands
. Piedmont was forbidden to annex Mantua and Peschiera in Lombardy