Assertion: piedmont | /r/HasProperty | initial springboard
Facets:
value: for italy's unification
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in 1859–1861
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Piedmont was an initial springboard for Italy's unification in 1859–1861, following earlier unsuccessful wars against the Austrian Empire in 1820–1821 and 1848–1849.