Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-01
SIX WEEKS OF THE ITALIAN wAR.


Chronicle of the Campaign-The DecIa-
ration Of War-Moyementso OF tEle Forces
The Battles of MOntebellO, Palestro,
san Eermo, Varese, Magenta, and Ma
IegnanO.
1859 PRELIMINARY
April l0-Deparure Of the first body of French troops from
Tonon-Austrian uItinaium despatched from Vienna
April est is received at Turin.
April The limit fixed BY the uItmatum spes-satemeni
Of the war question addressed TO the Corps Legis5af
by couat WAEEwsKt-French troops aTst Mont
April 27-KevOlUton in Tuscany-e Grand Duke retire
wAR-IuE AusTRIANs ErER SARDINIA.
April 29The Ausrans under Count GULAI pass the Tcno
Marshal CASRoBgRT and General NEn reach Turin and
command Of their respective corps a ir7aee-
Gen. Mcmahon arrives at GeuOs-Death or Gen oSn :.
April 3O-rhe AurAns occupy NovarThe French Ambass
dor quits Vienna.
May king vIcToR EASuEL Turin to take command
OF his army The Austrians occupy Mortara Their
steamers seize the Sandman ports Lake Maggiore-
Three Austrian vessels repulsed in the lake.
Le9isJIt9-The Ausrans pass the Po at Cambio-They
are repused in an attempted crossing at Frassinettc
They burn the bridge the Scrivia PisctnzaThe
Austrian vanguard reaches Trorz mo.
May THE Duchess Regent Of Parma her capiaIThe
The conflict at Frassinetto contnues- The Austrans
passing the Pc at VacAIizza sdTance saIe-A
ade at Vaenza. l---r
SECOND FRENCH EdpzROR PROCEEDS
WAR.
Nay 6en CIALDI, issuing from Casa seizes convoy Of
MAY THE Aus,rians repass the Po az GsroIa
May TIE Emperor NAPOLEON Ill the Prince NAPoLEos
JEROME leave Paris for the seat Of War-Te
complete retrograde the ef Of the sesia-
May 1.-THE Emperor embark AIars@iles-The Austrsns
the right bank Of the ryer-They occupy Riyerraro.
May 12-The Emperor lands at Genoa.
THIRD WAR--rIIR AUsTRfANs RETaRAT
May 1.-THE Austsns occupy Bob9 and push their advance
May l5.-The French Emperor arrives at Alessandra.
Nay l6The French Squadron Of Admiral GRAvIERE
anchors before YenicsIhe Emperor visits the ontposs
Nay -Tbe threaten the bridge at sea-The EN-
Peror visits the headquarters Of the King Occimianc
The Austrians yanly attempt to aks the bridge Va
May lsThe Headquarters Count aYUA transferred in re-
treat to Gariasco
THE FOURTH WEEK OF rHK wARrHE BATTLES OF MorrEBELLo
AND yERBELu.
May 2creat Speech Of NJ the War; delivered at
London Iavern-BATTLE OF MONTEBRL LO-The
Allies numbering 6TsO0, under General FOREY, de-
feat 5000 Austrians under General Corn sTADION-
The Emperor visits Casale.
May 2The Peimonese, under General CILDs1 force the
passage Of the sesis, at Vercel routing The Ausrans
GAksALD with his curp5 leaves Bella, and marce- for
Northwestern Lombardy-The blockade of Venice rees-
tabiislied.
May 2a--Death Of the King Of Naples.
May 23GARBALD passing the Tcipo at Seso Calnde de-
felts the enemy and captures Varese.
May 2SGARIBALDI attacked by the Ausans beats them
Col CRIsToFoRIs, with portion Of GAR.BILDs force.
beats the Austrians near sesro Caende-The Enperor
May 25The Emperor arrives V0rcel-GARBALDI again
beats the Austrians at MaImate.
THE FIFTH OF wAR-TH PALEsrRo.
May 27ARnALDI marches Como, and routing tho Aus
TRANS at san Fermo, occupies that city-Rapd movement
Of French army from the south 70 the North Of the
Po--Montsoeo sni castsggio evacuated BY thsm oceu
May 2s-GARisALD occupies oamsria,a ans LecOAustran
vessels honhard Canohbio, on lake MGgg3re-The VAL
tellins rises in insurFection.
May 31Bae of PaestroTle Allies commanded by
EMANUZL attack the Ausrans-The Emperor Of Aus
tria, attend by FIeld-MarshaI Baron HRss, arrives at
Verona.
June 1.-The Allies defeat the Palesro-Gen NEL
occupies N,vara.
June 2GARB retiring before powerful body Of the
attacks L9venO unsuecessf1llyThe Austrans at
tack le allied outp0sts at hbis, but speedily retreat
The advance of the Allies unler MCMAHON, enters LON
hardy by the bridge Of Turligo. 81
sixth THE GRzAr BATTLES CT MGGzS-
MALEBNANo.
June - TIE kEslazs hastily e5dcase SlsS9iaG-SeYers
action BulTalora GAR.v again matches upon Va
beats the Austrans, and oecupie, It..
June The conflict at Bu alora concludes in pl ndd victory
Of the Allies at Magentt.
June 6Nian upon the AusransThe garrison retrs
VICTOR ENASUEL pro laimed Kng-Lombardy
nexed TO Ssrdinia-GranG 1e DeH1R at Paris for the
victory Of Magenta r.ra-r..
June THE Emperor and King enter MianThe Austrian
custom house Lake Maggiors seized by GARIBtLDfs
June pursues the Ausrans who towards
MODZa.
June sMarshal BARAGUAT DHLLRs at the Ausains at
Maegna-o, and after contest carries that post
The Austrans eYaeuate Layeno the LasO Mag
giOrc