Manfredo Fanti
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Manfredo Fanti was an Italian general; he is known as the founder of the Royal Italian Army.
Manfredo Fanti in 1863
The Second Italian War of Independence was fought by the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859 and played a crucial part in the process of Italian Unific
Manfredo Fanti
…under Ramorino (who had been tried and shot). Although honorably acquitted, he was not employed again until the Crimean expedition of 1855. In the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859, Fanti commanded the 2nd Division, and contributed to the victories of Palestro, Magenta and Solferino. After the Armistice of Villafranca he…
The Piedmontese army crosses over a pontoon bridge in Casale to head towards Vercelli
Sardinian troops at Palestro
French Imperial Guard at Magenta
Battle of Montebello