Italian Unification Flashcards
Congress of Vienna
June 1815- restored European powers
Troppau Protocol
1820- signed between Austria, Prussia and Russia- collective action against revolution
Where did uprisings occur in 1831?
Modena, Parma and the Papal States
When was Young Italy founded?
March 1831
Who was elected in June 1846?
Pope Pius IX
When was the Milan tobacco boycott?
January 1848
Where were liberal constitutions granted in February 48?
Tuscany and Sicily
Who granted the Statuto?
Charles Albert
5 Days of Milan
17-22 March 1848- forced Radetzsky to withdraw to Quadrilateral
2 things that happened 22nd March 1848
Venetian Rep. declared
Piedmont declared war o Austria
Papal Allocution
29 April 1848- Pope sides with Austria in war, condemns Piedmont/nationalist cause
Battle of Custoza
24 July 1848- Austrian victory
Armistice of Solasco
11 August 1848
PM Rossi was murdered when and where?
November 1848 in Rome
Fall of the Roman Republic?
3 July 1849
Cavour made PM?
November 1852
Battle of Chernaya Rechka
August 1855- Piedmontese involvement in Crimea
Congress of Paris
Feb 1856- Piedmont joins European powers
Orsini Affair
January 1858- Orsini tries to assassiate Napoleon and then appeals to him re nationalist cause
Plombieres meeting?
July 1858- Cavour and Napoleon agree to support each other in war against Austria
2nd War of Independence declared
29 April 1859
2 main battles of 2nd War
Solferino and Magenta- huge losses
Treaty of Villafranca
11 July 1859- Lombardy given to Piedmont, done behind Cavour’s back by Napoleon
Treaty of Turin
21 January 1860- Nice and Savoy go to France
Garibaldi arrives at Marsala?
11 May 1860
Calatafimi
15 May- beat Neopolitan army
Palermo
29th May- G beats far larger army within 3 days
Garibaldi arrives at mainland
18 August
Garibaldi reaches Naples
7 September- given hero’s welcome with no conflict
Teano meeting
26 October- Garibaldi hands conquests to VE2
Kingdom of Italy declared
March 1861
Brigands War
1860-65- 120,000 soldiers against southerners- most bloody conflict of unification
Syllabus of Errors
1864- Pope condemns liberalism
Austro-Prussian War
June 1866
Italy declares war on Austria (1866)
20th June 1866
Two embarrassments against Austria..
Lissa and Custoza