Giuseppe Garibaldi sent a telegram reading “Obbedisco,” or “I obey,” after being ordered to halt a campaign as leader of this force, which won the Battle of Bezzecca (“bet-SECK-kuh”). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this force, which Garibaldi deployed to liberate northern Italy during the Second Italian War of Independence and supported the Prussians during the Third Italian War of Independence.
ANSWER: i Cacciatori delle Alpi [or Hunters of the Alps]
[10m] In the Second Italian War of Independence, the Hunters of the Alps won the Battle of Varese (“vah-RAY-zay”) in this region. Austria ceded to Italy most of this region, which was unified in a kingdom with Venetia, after that war’s conclusion.
ANSWER: Lombardy [or Lombardia; accept Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia or Venetia–Lombardo Kingdom]
[10e] During the Second Italian War of Independence, the Hunters of the Alps fought for a kingdom based on this island along with Piedmont, which would eventually become the Kingdom of Italy.
ANSWER: Sardinia [or Sardigna; or Sardegna; accept Kingdom of Sardinia or Sardinia–Piedmont or Piedmont–Sardinia]
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