Description
- Abstract:
- Following the invasion of southern Italy by revolutionary forces led by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860, Francis II of the Two Sicilies fled from Naples and took up a defensive position on the south bank of the Volturno, near S. Maria di Capua Vetere. The Piedmontese troops and those of Garibaldi inflicted on the Neapolitan forces at the battle of the Volturno, on October 1 and 2, a defeat which led to the fall of Capua.
- Notes:
- From the collection of David I. Kertzer.
- Verso contains articles on "Relics of the past", "Chess,", "Incidents of the Battle on the Volturno", and "Bahia Railway"
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
Nast, Thomas,
"The battle on the Volturno:
the Neapolitan troops passing along a ravine; from a sketch
"
(1860).
Garibaldi and the Risorgimento.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:213992/
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Garibaldi and the Risorgimento
The Garibaldi / Risorgimento digital archive seeks to provide a comprehensive resource for the interdisciplinary study and teaching of the life and deeds of one of the protagonists of the Italian unification process (1807-1882), against the historical backdrop of 19th-century …...