Nino Bixio (2 October 1821 - December 16, 1873) was an Italian soldier, who fought for the Italian unification. October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... Italian unification process. ...

Biography

Born in Genoa, while still a boy Bixio was compelled by his parents to embrace a maritime career. After numerous adventures he returned to Italy in 1846, joined the Giovine Italia, and, on 4 November 1847, made himself conspicuous at Genoa by seizing the bridle of Charles Albert's horse and crying, "Pass the Ticino, Sire, and we are all with you." Location within Italy Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Aquaverde Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese Zena, French Gênes, German Genua, Spanish Génova, Galician Xénova) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... La Giovine Italia was a political movement founded in 1831 by Giuseppe Mazzini. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Location within Italy Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Aquaverde Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese Zena, French Gênes, German Genua, Spanish Génova, Galician Xénova) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... Charles Albert of Sardinia Charles Albert (October 2, 1798 – July 28, 1849) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. ... Canton Ticino or Ticino (German: (help· info)) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. ...

He fought through the campaign of 1848, became captain under Giuseppe Garibaldi at Rome in 1849, taking prisoners an entire French battalion, and gaining the gold medal for military valour. In 1859 he commanded a Hunters of the Alps battalion, fought in the Battle of Varese, and gained the Military Cross of Savoy. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Garibaldi in 1866 Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 – June 2, 1882) was an Italian patriot and soldier of the Risorgimento. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Hunters of the Alps (Cacciatori delle alpi) was a special corp created by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1859 to help the regular army to free the northern part of Italy. ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO code In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ... Combatants Kingdom of Sardinia Austrian Empire Commanders Giuseppe Garibaldi Karl Urban Strength 3,000 4,000 8 guns Casualties 22 dead, 62 wounded, 1 prisoner Sardinians: 52 deads, wounded or prisoners  ? The Battle of Varese was fought on May 26th, 1859 at Varese (Lombardy). ...

Joining the Marsala expedition in 1860, he turned the day in favor of Garibaldi at Calatafimi, was wounded at Palermo, but recovered in time to besiege Reggio in Calabria (21 August 1860), and, though again wounded, took part in the Battle of the Volturno, where his leg was broken. Marsala is a seaport city located in the province of Trapani on the island of Sicily in Italy, of 77,784 inhabitants (2001). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Calatafimi a small town in the Trapani province, in Sicily, Italy. ... Nickname: Palermu Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Reggio is the name of two Italian towns: Reggio Emilia, in the North, sometimes called Reggio nell Emilia or, in ancient times, Reggio di Lombardia or Reggio di Modena Reggio Calabria, in the South (also called Reggio di Calabria) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Elected deputy in 1861, he endeavoured to reconcile Cavour and Garibaldi. In 1866, at the head of the seventh division, he covered the Italian retreat from the Battle of Custoza, ignoring the Austrian summons to surrender. Created senator in February 1870, he was in the following September given command of a division during the movement against Rome, took Civitavecchia, and participated in the general attack upon Rome (20 September 1870). He died of cholera at Aceh Bay in Sumatra en route for Batavia, where he had gone in command of a commercial expedition (16 December 1873). 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Count Camillo Benso di Cavour (Turin, August 10, 1810 - Santena, near Turin, June 6, 1861) was a statesman who was a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification and the first Prime Minister of the new Kingdom of Italy. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants Italy Austria Commanders Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora Archduke Albert of Habsburg Strength 65,000 (went over the Mincio river, 120,000 overall) 75,000 Casualties 8,147 dead, wounded, or captured 4,650 dead or wounded The Battle of Custoza took place on 24 June 1866 during the Italian... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio, a sea port on the Tyrrhenian sea, 50 miles WNW of Rome, 42°06N 11°47E. According to the 2003 census, its population was 50,100. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Cholera (also called Asiatic cholera) is a water-borne disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which are typically ingested by drinking contaminated water, or by eating improperly cooked fish, especially shellfish. ... Aceh (IPA pronunciation: , pronounced approximately AH-chay, but with [e], not [ei] at the end) is a special territory (daerah istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatara and Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the 3rd largest island of Indonesia after Kalimantan and New Guinea. ... This page is about the capital city of Indonesia. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.