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  • Capture of Rome
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  • During the Second Italian War of Independence, much of the Papal States had been conquered by the Piedmontese Army, and the new unified Kingdom of Italy was created in March 1861, when the first Italian Parliament met in Turin. On 27 March 1861, the Parliament declared Rome the Capital of the Kingdom of Italy. However, the Italian government could not take its seat in Rome because it did not control the territory. In addition, a French garrison was maintained in the city by Napoleon III of France in support of Pope Pius IX, who was determined not to hand over temporal power in the States of the Church.
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Strength
  • 13157
  • 50000
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Partof
  • the wars of Italian Unification
Date
  • 1870-09-20
Commander
  • Hermann Kanzler
  • Pope Pius IX
  • Raffaele Cadorna
  • Victor Emmanuel II
Territory
  • Rome and Latium annexed to the Kingdom of Italy
Caption
  • the wars of Italian Unification
Casualties
  • 19
  • 49
Result
  • Italian victory
Place
  • Rome
Conflict
  • Capture of Rome
abstract
  • During the Second Italian War of Independence, much of the Papal States had been conquered by the Piedmontese Army, and the new unified Kingdom of Italy was created in March 1861, when the first Italian Parliament met in Turin. On 27 March 1861, the Parliament declared Rome the Capital of the Kingdom of Italy. However, the Italian government could not take its seat in Rome because it did not control the territory. In addition, a French garrison was maintained in the city by Napoleon III of France in support of Pope Pius IX, who was determined not to hand over temporal power in the States of the Church. In July 1870, at the very last moment of the Church's rule over Rome, the First Vatican Council was held in the city – affirming the doctrine of papal infallibility.
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