Event Military Campaign of the Kingdom of Sardinia in Central Italy

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Was a military campaign of the Kingdom of Sardinia in central Italy against the Papal States and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It was part of a series of conflicts that resulted in the unification of the Italian Peninsula.

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1. Invasion of the Papal States

Was the invasion of the Papal States by the Kingdom of Sardinia that happened at the same time of Garibaldi's expedition in southern Italy.

  • December 1860: Siege of Ancona (1860).
  • September 1860: Siege of Ancona (1860).
  • September 1860: The V Army Corps of the Kingdom of Sardinia took Città di Castello, Umbertide and Perugia.
  • September 1860: Battle of Castelfidardo.
  • September 1860: The IV Army Corps of the Kingdom of Sardinia invaded the Marches from several points: the 13th Division, under the command of Raffele Cadorna, followed a route close to the Apennines through Urbino, Cagli and Gubbio.
  • September 1860: On 3 September 1860 Salvatore Rampone from Benevento, without an escort, dressed in the red shirt of a Garibaldian colonel, went to the castle to inform the last apostolic delegate, Edoardo Agnelli, of the order to leave the city within three hours. Papal rule was over.
  • September 1860: Sardinian forces continued their invasion of the Papal States along the coast crossing Pesaro, Fano and Senigallia.

2. Invasion of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies

Was the invasion of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by the Kingdom of Sardinia that happened at the same time of Garibaldi's expedition in southern Italy.

  • February 1861: Siege of Gaeta (1860).
  • October 1860: Battle of Macerone.
  • November 1860: Battle of Mole.
  • October 1860: Battle of Macerone.
  • November 1860: Battle of Mole.
  • March 1861: Siege of Civitella del Tronto.