This cause was hurt when peasants in the village of Bronte were massacred by troops led by Nino Bixio, and it was championed by the essay The Duties of Man. It was the motivation for a military campaign which overthrew Franci
This cause was hurt when peasants in the village of Bronte were massacred by troops led by Nino Bixio, and it was championed by the essay The Duties of Man. It was the motivation for a military campaign which overthrew Francis II and captured the towns of Calatafimi and Milazzo. Marshal Radetzky frequently defeated its supporters. France fought the Battle of Magenta against (*) Austria in support of this cause, one of the aims of the secret Carbonari society. The Expedition of the Thousand helped achieve this goal, which was promoted by the Piedmont-Sardinian prime minister Count Cavour and by the leader of the Redshirts. For 10 points, name this goal supported by Giuseppe Garibaldi, that was achieved in 1861 when Victor Emanuel II was elected king of a new country.