Capture of Rome

When

20 Sep 1870

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.89° N, 12.48° E

Description

Final event of Italian unification (1870)

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1870 completion of Italian unification

The capture of Rome occurred on 20 September 1870, as forces of the Kingdom of Italy took control of the city and of the Papal States. After a plebiscite held on 2 October 1870, Rome was officially made capital of Italy on 3 February 1871, completing the unification of Italy (Risorgimento).

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Capture of Rome; With Bersaglieri soldiers entering Rome at Porta Pia, the unification of Italy is completed”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “la prise de Rome provoque l'annexion de la ville au royaume d'Italie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “итальянская армия генерала Рафаэле Кадорна вступила в Рим”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “意大利王國擊敗教宗國並攻占罗马。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page