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Revolutions of 1848: A rebellion arose in Milan which in five days of street fighting drove Marshal Radetzky and his Austrian soldiers from the city.
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Revolutions of 1848
Series of political upheavals in Europe
The revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the springtime of the peoples or the springtime of nations, were a series of revolutions throughout Europe over the course of more than one year, from 1848 to 1849. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in European…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Five Days of Milan
1848 conflict during the First Italian War of Independence
The Five Days of Milan was an insurrection and a major event in the Revolutionary Year of 1848 that started the First Italian War of Independence. On 18 March, a rebellion arose in the city of Milan which in five days of street fighting drove Marshal Radetzky and his Austrian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Milan
Second-largest city in Italy
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Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
Austrian field marshal (1766–1858)
Johann Josef Wenzel Anton Franz Karl, Graf Radetzky von Radetz was a Czech nobleman and Austrian field marshal. He served as chief of the general staff in the Habsburg monarchy during the later period of the Napoleonic Wars and proved instrumental in the allied victory as one of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March 18
Day of the year
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