Assault on Rome, June 30 1849
The last resistance of the Bersaglieri at Villa Spada (engraving by Carlo Werner) When a Republic was declared in Rome, France sent 8,000 troops under General Charles Oudinot to besiege the city, which was held by 20,000 men, including 5,000 followers of Giuseppe Garibaldi. After an initial repulse, and a second reinforced attack driven off […]
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