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Cavour met with Napoleon III
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A french and Piedmontese army defeated Austia, winning the region of Lombardy and Piedmont.
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Garibaldi and his army of “red shirts” conquered Naples and Sicily
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The Kingdom of Italy was proclamed. Vittorio Emanuele II became the first king of Italy
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In return for supporting Prussia against Austria, Italy was given Venice.
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Roma was occupied by the Piedmontese and became the capital of Italy