Battle of Mentana (1867)
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The Battle of Mentana (1867) was a clash near Rome in which French and Papal forces decisively defeated Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteers, halting his attempt to capture the city and delaying Italian unification.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mentana (1867) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battaglia di Mentana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian volunteers ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy casualties among Garibaldian volunteers
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lighter casualties among Franco-Papal forces ⓘ |
| commander |
General de Failly
NERFINISHED
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Giuseppe Garibaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Kanzler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Risorgimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
continued French military protection of the Papal States
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temporary setback for Italian nationalists ⓘ |
| hasDate | 3 November 1867 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
19th century
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post-Second Italian War of Independence era ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryBranch |
French infantry
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Papal infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTheater | Central Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
decisive Franco-Papal victory
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defeat of Garibaldi’s volunteers ⓘ delayed Italian unification ⓘ halted Garibaldi’s attempt to capture Rome ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| involvesMovement |
Garibaldian movement
NERFINISHED
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Italian nationalism ⓘ |
| involvesPerson | Pope Pius IX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesState | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first large-scale combat use of the Chassepot rifle
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modern French small-arms firepower advantage ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Giuseppe Garibaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian unification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Second French Empire support for Pope Pius IX
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struggle over the status of Rome as future Italian capital ⓘ |
| precededBy | Garibaldi’s 1867 campaign against Rome ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Capture of Rome (1870)
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Expedition of the Thousand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
French expeditionary corps
NERFINISHED
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Papal Zouaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Italy
NERFINISHED
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Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Mentana
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Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | Chassepot rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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