Italian Unification

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  • Garibaldi born in Nice

    Garibaldi born in Nice

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    Mazzini and Garibaldi led insurrections

    Mazzini and Garibaldi led insurrections
  • Leadership passed to Mazzini

    Leadership passed to Mazzini

    falilure of nationalist uprisings, leadership passes to Mazzini

  • Young Italy

    Yound Italy founded by Mazzini to drive Auatria away from Italy and to establish an Italian Republic

  • Garibaldi joins Young Italy

  • Garibaldi joins Sardinian Navy

    Garibaldi joins Sardinian Navy

    to help revolt against government, the revolt fails

  • Garibaldi sails to Italy

    He finds revolts (against Austria)

  • Garibaldi offers his services to the King of Sardinia

  • French defeat Garibaldi

    The French drive him from Rome and Garibaldi retreats

  • Ill-fated Roman Republic

  • King Charles Albert lost to Austria twice

    King Charles Albert lost to Austria twice

  • Newly established, King Victor Emanuel, chose Camillo Cavour as his Prime Minister

    Newly established, King Victor Emanuel, chose Camillo Cavour as his Prime Minister

  • Garibaldi returns to Italy

  • Piedmont sends 10,000 troops to help France and Britain capture Sebastopol

    Piedmont sends 10,000 troops to help France and Britain capture Sebastopol
  • Cavour and Napoleon III met in southern France

    Cavour and Napoleon III met in southern France

    They discussed a plan to provoke war in Italy that would allow them to defeat Austria

  • A formal treaty confirmed the agreement of Cavour and Napoleon III

  • Napoleon III concluded peace with Austria

    Piedmont recieved Lombardy, but Austria kept Venetia

  • Italian penninsula transformed into a nation-state under a constitutional monarchy

    Italian penninsula transformed into a nation-state under a constitutional monarchy

  • Sardinians force Garibaldi out of Naples

  • Naples and Sicilly voted to join the Italian kingdom

  • Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of Italy

    Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of Italy

  • Only the small providence of Trent and the city of Trieste remained outside of Italy, ruled by Austria

  • Garibaldi dies