Roman Republic

historical territory, Italy [1849]

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history of Italy

Siege of Rome

  • Giuseppe Garibaldi
    In Siege of Rome

    >Roman Republic that had been declared in February 1849 made Giuseppe Garibaldi a hero of Italian nationalists. The fall of Rome in July 1849 to French forces, after a month-long siege, meant that the republic was overthrown and the pope restored to power. However, defeat…

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