Italian Unification By pintor.m1 Jul 1, 1858 Cavour goaded Austria into attacking Sardina Jan 1, 1859 Austria attcked Sardina; Sardina won and only received Lombardy, the area around Milan Jan 1, 1860 People of central Italy voted to join Sardina May 1, 1860 Garibaldi's guerrila (red shirts) captured imagination of Sicilian peasantry Jan 1, 1861 People of south Italy voted to join Sardina Jan 1, 1866 Vanice joined Italy Jan 1, 1870 Rome joined Italy