The Piedmontese army First Italian War of Independence



the army of kingdom of sardinia mobilised on 1 march 1848, @ beginning of revolt in milan, , @ 4/5 strength, 65,000 men.


the piedmontese army headed charles albert, minister war general antonio franzini (it), , general eusebio bava. latter directly commanded 1st armed corps, consisting of 2 divisions under generals federico millet d arvillars (it) , vittorio garretti di ferrere. 2nd armed corps directed ettore de sonnaz (it), giovanni battista federici , mario broglia (it) commanding 2 divisions. 5th division, containing reserves, under command of charles albert s heir victor emmanuel, duke of savoy. finally, command of artillery fell ferdinand of savoy, duke of genoa.


before crossing ticino river, marked border between kingdom of sardinia , lombardy-venetia, charles albert decided war flag italian tricolor savoyard arms @ centre.








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