Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848–70 (2)

Papal States, Minor States & Volunteers

Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848–70 (2) cover

Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848–70 (2)

Papal States, Minor States & Volunteers

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In the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states.

The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led by Savoy/Piedmont and volunteers such as Garibaldi, an independent Kingdom of Italy emerged. These conflicts saw foreign interventions and shifting alliances among minor states, and attracted a variety of local and foreign volunteers.

This second volume in a two part series covers the armies of the Papal States; the duchies of Tuscany, Parma, and Modena; the republics of Rome and San Marco (Venice) and the transitional Kingdom of Sicily; and the various volunteer movements. These varied armies and militias wore a wide variety of highly colourful uniforms which are brought to life in stunning, specially commissioned, full colour artwork from Giuseppe Rava.

Table of Contents

Introduction: overview of 'Second War of Independence' (1859); Garibaldi's rising in the South (1860); events of 1861–66; and 'Third War of Independence' (1866–70)
Chronology
1866 campaign: battle of Custoza, and naval clash off Lissa
Conquest of Rome from Papal forces, 1870
The Papal army, 1848–70: organization, uniforms, weapons, and tactical performance
The minor states' armies, 1848–70: organization, uniforms, weapons and tactical performance of forces of Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Duchy of Parma and Duchy of Modena
Patriots and volunteers: organization, uniforms, weapons and tactical performance of Italian patriots and foreign volunteers, 1848–70, particularly (1848–49) Roman Republic, San Marco Republic and Kingdom of Sicily, and (1848–61), Garibaldi's Redshirts and others
Select Bibliography
Plate Commentaries.

Product details

Published 01 Sep 2018
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781472826244
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Colour plates; black & white illustrations.
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Men-at-Arms
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Gabriele Esposito

GABRIELE ESPOSITO is a professor of modern history…

Illustrator

Giuseppe Rava

Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took…

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