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Unification of Italy

The Austrians planned to use their army to beat the Sardinians

May, 1859
Italy

The Austrians planned to use their army to beat the Sardinians before the French could come to their aid. Austria had an army of 140,000 men, while the Sardinians had a mere 70,000 men by comparison.


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