Battle of Mentana
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The Battle of Mentana was fought on November 3, 1867, near the village of Mentana, located north-east of Rome (then in the Papal States, now modern Lazio), between French-Papal troops and the Italian volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi and his troops were attempting to capture Rome, then the main center of the peninsula still outside of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy. The battle ended in a victory by the French-Papal troops.
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Battle of Mentana | |||||||
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Part of the Unification of Italy | |||||||
The Battle of Mentana. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Italian volunteers |
France Papal States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Giuseppe Garibaldi |
Hermann Kanzler Balthazar Alban Gabriel, baron de Polhès | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Uncertain: 4,000;[1] 8,100;[2] 10,000[3] | Uncertain: 5,000;[4][5] 5,500;[6] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,100 killed & wounded[7] 800-1,000 captured[8] |
Papal: 144 killed & wounded French: 2 killed & 36 wounded[9] |
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