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With the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war, Napoleon III calls back troops from Rome
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Garibaldi moves to New York City after the Pope takes control of Pompeii.
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Venice fall to Austrian forces that have crushed the rebellion in Venetia and other northern Italian states
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Sardinia annexes central Italian states by giving Nice and Savoy to the French, now only four states remain in Italy: Austrians in Venetia, the Papal States, the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci3_j_1iQpY
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After many victories, Garibaldi names himself dictator of Sicily
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Basilicata is the first continental province to declare the fall of Francis II
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Official Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy
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Italy enters the Austro-Prussian war against Austria with Prussia promising Venetia if they win
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Italy ends war with Austria after Prussia signs armistice
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The capital of the Kingdom of Italy is officially moved from Florence to Rome
