sep 20, 1870 - Italian Peninsula is united

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The fight for Italian unification was a long one. While initial revolts were stamped out by the Austrian Empire and other Italian states, with the help of the new king of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel II, and Emmanuel's president of the Council of Ministers Camillo di Cavour, and the French, the Austrians were pushed out of Northern and Central Italy, expanding the kingdom of Sardinia. Emmanuel's troops continued to march south, further conquering more Italian states. On March 17 1861, Emmanuel was proclaimed by Parliament as King of Italy. Finally, Rome was taken by Italy in 1870. Italy was completely united.