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Identifier: storiesofpersons00bene (find matches)
Title: Stories of persons and places in Europe
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Benedict, E. L. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, London, G. Routledge and sons
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ishing. But they did not succeed, though by thus banding to-gether they showed the strength there was in union, for the Carbonarigrew to be a very large society. The whole population of many towns en-rolled themselves, and entire regiments most willingly joined. Magistrateswere compelled to enter in order to obtain anything like obedience to +heirdecrees, and all who were unprotected were glad to become members, mhope of support or assistance. But the Carbonari did not drive out theAustrians. Victor Emmanuel.—Charles Albert, king of Sardinia, which includedbesides the island of that name, Piedmont, Genoa, Savoy, and Nice, wasthe first Italian to come out boldly and propose to fight for freedom fromforeign rules— I am ready, he said, to give my life, and that of my sons,my arms, my treasure, everything I have, for the cause of Italy. Italy. 373 Such noble words brought out other patriots, and in 1848 he was readyto declare war on Austria. As his minister returned home from the ses-
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VICTOR EMMANUEL. sion at which this declaration had been passed, he was stopped by a youngman, wrapped in a mantle, whom he did not at first recognize. I came to beg you not to forget me when the companies are formed, 374 Persons and Places in Europe. said the young prince. Will I have a command? I beg you to speak ofit to my father immediately. His majesty intends giving a command to your Highness, replied theminister, as soon as the young man had thrown open his mantle and revealedhis face. Be sure the Duke of Savoy could not be forgotten. VictorEmmanuel, for this was he, shook the ministers hand heartily, wrappedhimself again in his cloak and returned to the palace quite happy. Thisyoung prince had inherited his fathers desire for the unity and independ-ence of Italy, and with it a love for warfare that had led him to leave thesociety of the court and devote his time to military studies. He was placed,therefore, at the head of a corps and took an important part in the battlethat fo

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