Battle of Mentana

When

3 Nov 1867

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.03° N, 12.64° E

Description

1867 military engagement, part of the Unification of Italy

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Part of the Unification of Italy (1867)

The Battle of Mentana was fought on November 3, 1867, near the village of Mentana, located north-east of Rome, between French-Papal troops and the Italian volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi's troops tried to capture Rome, which was at that time the main Italian city not yet incorporated into the newly unified Kingdom of Italy.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Garibaldis Freischärler werden in der Schlacht von Mentana von päpstlichen Truppen unter Hermann Kanzler mit französischer Unterstützung besiegt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Mentana”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page