Italy By DJarman Period: Jan 1, 1848 to Jan 1, 1871 Italian Wars of Independance Mar 23, 1848 First War of Italian Independence Aug 22, 1849 First War of Italian Independence Ends Apr 26, 1859 Second War of Italian Independence Jul 12, 1859 Second War of Italian Independence Ends 1860 Piedmont-Sardinian Annexation of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Mar 17, 1861 Creation of Itay Jun 20, 1866 Third War of Italian Independence Aug 12, 1866 Third War of Italian Independence Ends Sep 20, 1870 Italian Invasion of Rome