Risorgimento Collection (page 2)

Italian unification (1860). Battle of the Sesia
Italian unification (1860).Battle of the Sesia, between Vercelli and Lomellina. General Cialdini. Litography. ITALY. Rome. Museo Centrale del Risorgimento (Central Museum of the Risorgimento)

Italian Unification. Battle of Solferino (June 24, 1859). The French and Piedmontese armies defeat the Austrian army. Litography. ITALY. Brescia. Risorgimento Museum

Napoleon makes a tour of inspection to the Italian navy in Venice the 29th November 1807. Engraving. ITALY. Rome. Museo Centrale del Risorgimento (Central Museum of the Risorgimento)

BISI, Michele (1788-1874). Entrance of vittorio Emmanuele II and Napoleon III into Milan on 8th June 1859. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Risorgimento Museum

Italian unification. Battle of Bezzeca (July 21, 1866). Garibaldi, injured, incites to his soldiers. Litography. ITALY. Brescia. Risorgimento Museum

BONAPARTE, Joseph (1768-1844). King of Naples (1806-1808) and Spain (1808-1813). Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Risorgimento Museum

Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878). Portrait by Biscarre. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Turin. National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento

Unification of Italy. Second World of Independence (1859-1861). Passaggio del Garigliano Octuber 31st 1860. Expedition of the Thousand (Italian Spedizione dei Mille) of Garibaldi

FERDINAND of Austria-Este (1754-1806). Archduke of Austria. Etching. ITALY. Milan. Risorgimento Museum

Italian unification, King Victor Emmanuel II meets marshal Radetzky in Vignole, 1849. Litography. ITALY. Brescia. Risorgimento Museum

FERDINAND I of Austria (1793-1875). Emperor of Austria (1835 and 1848). ITALY. Venice. Museum of the Risorgimento and the Venetian nineteenth century

LEO XIII (1810-1903). Pope (1878-1903). Coronation of Pope Leo XIII in the Sistine Chapel on 3th March 1878. ITALY. Rome. Institute for the history of the Italian Risorgimento

Italy Palermo
Palermo at the time of the Risorgimento : palazzo reale

Giuseppe Montanelli
GIUSEPPE MONTANELLI Italian writer and statesman, active during the period of the Risorgimento (unification) of Italy

Storia Di Due Anni
Title page of Vecchis Storia di due anni which recounts the history of two crucial years in the history of Italy - the struggle for and the achievement of independence

Revolt at Palermo
The people of Palermo, Sicily, revolt against their Bourbon rulers - one of the earliest manifestations of the Risorgimento

Castellucio Captured
Castellucio is captured by the insurgents, sacked and fired

Italians Enter Verona
The Italians enter Verona, now abandoned by the Austrians : the populace welcome their liberators with enthusiasm

Vit. Em. in Milano
Vittorio Emanuele II, now crowned king of Italy, makes a triumphal entry into Milano

Demo at Padova
Demonstration at Padova (Padua) in favour of Venice joining the united Italy

Battle of Ladrona
Garibaldis forces engage the Austrians at the battle of Ladrona

Flight in Tyrol
Inhabitants of the Austrian- held Italian Tyrol flee with their possessions before the invading Italians

Refugees from Naples, taken by Garibaldis forces, seek refuge in Rome, where they are housed in the Sistine convent

Victory at Caserta
Garibaldis forces repel the Neapolitans at Caserta, near Bologna : Garibaldi will make it his headquarters

Rioting at Turin
Turin is the chief centre of the Risorgimento after 1860, so there are riots when Firenze/Florence is named as the capital of the newly united Italy

Battle of Levico
General Medicis force defeats the Austrians at Levico, in the Trentino

Vit. Em. and his Army
Vittorio Emanuele II, now crowned king of Italy, reviews his army at Milano

Firenze Volunteers
In front of the Palazzo Vecchio at Firenze (Florence) volunteers gather to help Garibaldi in his attack on Rome which still defies the unification movement

Monte-Giovo Taken
Italian volunteers take Monte- Giovo from the Austrians

Battle of Primolano
The Italians invade the Trentino and engage the Austrians, defeating them at Primolano

Tyrol Campaign
Garibaldis forces bombard the Austrians at Fort Rochetta in the Italian Tyrol

Naples Prisoners
Neapolitan prisoners after the collapse of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Gaeta Bombarded
Gaeta, where Francesco, king of the two Sicilies, has made his headquarters, is bombarded by the nationalists : soon it will be forced to surrender and Francesco will abdicate

Wounded from Custozza
After the battle of Custozza, wounded Italians arrive at Desenzano

Riots in Verona
The populace of Verona riot against the Austrians who are still occupying their city - but not for long now

Italians Enter Rovigo
Rovigo, an important city of the Veneto, is annexed to united Italy : general Cialdini enters the city to popular acclaim

Patriot Partisans
Patriot partisans in Garibaldis on-going attempts to take Rome from the pope

Garda Embarkation
Garibaldis men embark on lake Garda, prior to attacking the Austrians in the Italian Tyrol

Francesco II Abdicates
Francesco II, king of the two Sicilies, accepts defeat, abdicates, and takes refuge in the Quirinal palace at Rome, still under papal rule thanks to Napoleons intervention

Vitt. Em. at Firenze
Vittorio Emanuele II at Firenze (Florence) prior to his Six Weeks War which will finally do away with Austrian rule in Italy

Garibaldi Volunteers
Garibaldis volunteers at Salo, on lake Garda

Naples Reactionaries
In Naples, now taken from the Bourbons, supporters of the old regime are arrested

Retreat at San Giovanni
At San Giovanni, near Bologna, the Neapolitans throw down their arms and abandon the town

Vittorio Em. at Florence
Vittorio Emanuele enters firenze (Florence) : soon the people will vote to join the united Italy

Tuscany Annexed
In the piazza del Popolo, Firenze the people of Tuscany choose to become part of the newly united Italy : while the pope controls Rome, Florence will be the new capital

Garibaldi and Vittorio
The meeting of Garibaldi and Vittorio Emanuele at Teano

Vittorio at Milano
Vittorio Emanuele enters Milano through the Porta Nuova

Reggio, Calabria
Fighting in the streets of Reggio, Calabria : the capture of this town was the first step towards the fall of Naples and the kingdom of the Two Sicilies

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