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title: "Second Italian War of Independence"
year: 1859
country: "Italy"
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slug: "italian-war-independence"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1859-04-27"
endDate: "1859-07-11"
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# Second Italian War of Independence

> Franco-Piedmontese forces defeated Austria, securing Lombardy and accelerating Italian unification under Victor Emmanuel and Cavour.

## Summary

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 Unification.

## Sources

- [Second Italian War of Independence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Italian_War_of_Independence) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1859/italian-war-independence