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jun 19, 1870 - Franco-Prussia War Breaks Out

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French garrison leave Rome to go and fight the Prussian
- rather than helping France, Victor Emmanuel II decides to take advantage of the situation
- he sends troops to Italy and without French protection they take over Rome

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jun 19, 1870
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~ 155 years ago