The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Sardinian War, the Austro-Sardinian War, the Franco-Austrian War, or the Italian War of 1859, 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 Unification.
Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino, by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, oil on canvas, 1863
Battle of Montebello
Garibaldi leads his Hunters of the Alps in the Battle of Varese.
Battle of San Martino
County of Nice
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The County of Nice is a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice.
Nice in 1624, when it was called Nizza
Pro-Italian protests in Nice, 1871, during the Niçard Vespers
Italian occupation of France (1940–1943) during World War II
The statue Neuf Lignes Obliques on the Promenade des Anglais, that commemorates the 150th year of Nice's annexation to France