Osprey Men-at-Arms №520. Esposito Gabriele. Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848-1870 (2): Papal States, Minor States & Volunteers

Osprey Publishing , 2018. — 50 p.In the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led by Savoy/Piedmont and volunteers such as Garibaldi, an independent Kingdom of Italy emerged. These conflicts saw foreign interventions and shifting alliances among minor states, and attracted a variety of local and foreign volunteers.