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Italian Wars of Unification

1848 CE – 1871 CE

The Risorgimento unified the Italian peninsula under the House of Savoy through three wars of independence.

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Italian Wars of Unification

1848 CE – 1871 CE

The Risorgimento unified the Italian peninsula under the House of Savoy through three wars of independence. Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand and Cavour's diplomacy transformed a patchwork of states into a single nation.

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