Treaty of Paris (1856)
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The Treaty of Paris of 1856 brought an end to the Crimean War between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Edouard Louis Dubufe, Congrès de Paris, 1856, Palace of Versailles.
Épinal print of the sovereigns of Europe during the Congress of Paris, 1856
Participants of the Congress of Paris, 1856
Cover of the English version of the Treaty of Paris, 1856
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