Some more items from the Victor Emmanuel monument in Rome. This time all covering the 1859 period or 2nd War of Independence.
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| The terracotta figure represents a Piedmontese Grenadier at the battle of San Fermo. Thanks to Anonymous for correcting my badly translated Italian. |
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| Garibaldini fighting in northern Italy |
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| Garibaldini fighting in northern Italy |
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| A Garibaldini shirt |
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| Garibaldi's saddle |
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| A Garibaldi volunteer |
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| Garibaldini fighting in northern Italy |
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| Garibaldini fighting in northern Italy |
Nice to see. May I point out that on the third picture the terracotta figure represents a Sardinian Grenadier at the battle of San Fermo.
ReplyDeleteSorry but as a former officer of Granatieri di Sardegna it was stronger then me.....
Thanks very much. I'll update the description when I get the chance.
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