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

Papal States, Minor States & Volunteers

Gabriele Esposito, Giuseppe Rava

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781472826244
• eBook ISBN: 9781472826220
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: 19th Century History
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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

• Cover
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Chronology
• The Papal Army, 1848–70 
• The Tuscan Army, 1848–59
• The Army of Modena, 1848–59
• The Army of Parma, 1848–59
• Revolutionary Armies, 1848–49
• The Central Italian League, 1859–60
• Garibaldi’s Volunteers, 1859–66
• Select Bibliography
• Plate Commentaries
• eCopyright