1859 Perugia uprising
The 1859 Perugia uprising occurred on 20 June 1859, in Perugia, central Italy. The inhabitants rebelled against the temporal authority of the Pope (under the Papal States) and established a provisional government, but the insurrection was bloodily quashed by Pius IX's troops.[1]
When Perugia later became free of papal control, due to Italian unification, King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy sent some of his troops to protect the retreating Swiss guards from the vengeful citizens.[2]
Gallery
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1859 Perugia war memorial -
Regiments of the Swiss Guard attacking rebels, by Napoleone Verga -
Massacre of Perugini patriots by Papal troops
See also
References
- ^ cf. Chicago Tribune, Jul 18, 1859 and The outrage of the American witnesses in Perugia, Chicago Tribune, Jul 21, 1859
- ^ Frommer's Florence, Tuscany & Umbria, by Reid Bramblett, page 374.