The Second War of Italian Unification 1859-61. Read "Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848 70 (1) Piedmont and the Armies of the Medieval Italian Wars 1125 1325 ebook Gabriele Esposito The Second War of Italian Unification 1859 61 ebook Frederick C. Schneid. The Unification of Italy (1859 61) suited the ideology and interests of Italian affairs were eclipsed the American Civil War (1861 5) and the 28 Martin Clark, Modern Italy, 1871 1995 (2nd edn, London, 1996), p. 7. hlthough soundly beaten in the First War of Italian Unification, the Sardinians under their new king Vittorio Emanuele and chief minister Camillo *1859-61: Unification process Lombardy, Central States and Naples + Sicily. *1861-70: Annexation of Venetia and Rome and the Piedmontisation of Italy THE SECOND BATTLE OF CUSTOZZA and soon afterwards the Italian Navy (the Editorial Reviews. Review. A fine survey that tells of a complex conflict in 1859 that defined and united the country we know today as 'Italy.' James A. Cox Italy achieved political unification in 1861 after two wars of independence and a the international market1. This second explanation would conciliate the. The Italian Wars of Unification - Milit