68.2 War of Italian Unification
A History of Europe, Key Battles
Carl Rylett
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🗓️ 29 July 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Napoleon III of France and Cavour, chief minister of Piedmont come to an agreement to try to remove Austrian influence from the Italian peninsula, and provoke Vienna into war. One of the largest battles was at Solferino where there were three monarchs - Franz Joseph of Austria, Victor Emanuel of Piedmont and Napoleon III. The ensuing conflict lasted until 1861 when finally emerged the brand new nation of Italy
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| 1:01.6 | This is the second and final part on the War of Italian Unification, 1859 to 1861. |
| 1:12.6 | Yeah. 1859 to 1861 1. The United I'm The |
| 1:30.3 | The The |
| 1:47.0 | The On the evening of the 14th of January 1858, the Emperor Napoleon III and his consort, |
| 2:21.3 | the Empress Eugene, were being carried on a carriage through the streets of Paris to the theatre |
| 2:27.3 | to see a play William Tell by the composer Rossini. |
| 2:32.3 | Suddenly there was an explosion as a group of revolutionaries |
| 2:37.0 | launched bombs at the Imperial carriage. The first bomb landed among the horsemen in front of the carriage. |
| 2:45.0 | The second bomb wounded the animals and smashed the carriage glass. The third bomb landed under the carriage and seriously |
| 2:53.3 | wounded a policeman who was hurrying to protect the occupants. Eight people were killed and 142 wounded, |
| 3:01.5 | whether the emperor and empress were unhurt. The leader of the conspiracy, Felice Ossini, was a well-known Italian Republican and |
| 3:16.3 | supporter of the revolutionary Giuseppe Matzini. |
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