The unification of Italy owed much to Prussian arms. In April 1866, Sardinia concluded an alliance with Prussia, and the defeat of the Austrians at Sadowa gave Venetia to the Italians. It was the Prussian victories at Sedan and Metz which compelled the French at long last to withdraw their troops from Rome, and brought an Italian King to the Quirinal. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 102 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1970 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com