Breccia di Porta Pia
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Breccia di Porta Pia is the name given to the breach opened by Italian troops in Rome’s Aurelian Walls near Porta Pia in 1870, marking the decisive moment of the city’s capture and the completion of Italian unification.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ symbol of Italian unification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Breach of Porta Pia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | 19th-century Italian history ⓘ |
| casusBelli | refusal of the Pope to accept Italian annexation of Rome ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | late phase of the Risorgimento ⓘ |
| combatant |
Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Hermann Kanzler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raffaele Cadorna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monument at Porta Pia ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 20 September ⓘ |
| conflict | Italian campaign against the Papal States in 1870 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | 20 September 1870 ⓘ |
| etymology | named after Porta Pia gate in the Aurelian Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | Rome proclaimed capital of the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles involving Italy
ⓘ
Battles involving the Papal States ⓘ History of Rome in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
integration of Rome into the Italian state
ⓘ
reduction of papal temporal authority to the Vatican ⓘ |
| hasPart | breach in the Aurelian Walls ⓘ |
| hasType |
urban battle
ⓘ
wall breach ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| location |
Aurelian Walls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ near Porta Pia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Papal troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Capture of Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian unification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | siege of Rome in 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Risorgimento
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Question NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
annexation of Rome to the Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
capture of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ end of the Papal States as a temporal power ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive moment in the completion of Italian unification
ⓘ
opened the way for Rome to become capital of Italy ⓘ |
| used |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry assault ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
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