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Identifier: battlesofninetee01forb (find matches)
Title: Battles of the nineteenth century
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900 Atteridge, A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard)
Subjects: Battles Military history, Modern
Publisher: London New York : Cassell and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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thepresence of the hero hadamong them was surprising.A word addressed to them inhis clear, ringing, silver voiceelectrified even the dullest.An order coming from himwas never questioned, neverdisregarded. No one waitedfor a second bidding or anexplanation. Your businessis not to inquire how you areto storm that position. Youmust only go and doit. Andit was done. On the approach of a foe, wrote one of hisLombard volunteers,Emilio Dandolo, Garibaldiwould ride up to a dominating point in thelandscape, survey the ground for hours with thespj-glass in brooding silence, and come down witha swoop on the enenw, acting upon some well-contrived combination of movements by whichadvantage had been taken of all circumstancesin his favour. And as this was his custom in the field of war, so it was ever also his habitin what must be called the field of politics.After finishing a campaign he would sheathe hissword and return to Caprera, there to stand andstrain his eyes towards the mainland, watching
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EVERYWHERE THIS FREE-LANCE EVOKED ENTHUSIASM (/. 302.) for his next opportunity of action. Not anevent escaped his notice, and he heard with asmile of contentment how Victor Emmanuelhad stormed the fortress of Gaeta, and the twocrowns of the Sicilies had been placed upon thehead of the Piedmontese King. But the na-tional unity was still far from complete. Aboveall things, Venice still remained under the yokeof the Austrians, while Rome was equally in the 302 BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. power of the French, who remained there tochampion with their bayonets the pretensions ofthe Pope. They had been there ever since 1849, whenthe Romans rose against the Pope, declared aRepubHc, and were supported by Garibaldi andhis Red Shirts. But then the French rushedto the assistance of the Pope, and after a threemonths siege—during which the Garibaldiansbehaved with splendid bravery—at last stormedthe city, restored the authority of the Pope,and compelled the Hero of Caprera to retireto t

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