kingdom of sardinia

Suppose that the Sardinian army adopts a different strategy in the First Italian War of Independence: instead of trying to besiege and take the Austrian fortresses in the Quadrilateral directly (and, among other things, wasting a precious amount of time at the siege of Peschiera), they cross the...

While Sardinia-Piedmont didn't expand its territory in a way comparable to that of its German counterpart, Prussia, it nevertheless held up relatively well in the turbulent atmosphere of the 18th century, retaining its independence and, most remarkably, its native dynasty (the only italian...

Hi everyone! I have seen some threads popping up recently, regarding alternate Italian unification, or non-unification scenarios. Since this is the topic that interests me the most, I thought it was worth it to try and make a comprehensive discussion thread on the topic. Should you choose to...

First Italian War of Independence was a Austrian victory led by Joseph Radetzky with his army marching directly moving into the Kingdom of Sardinia. The peace signed by Sardinia and Austria seemed to be lenient with Sardinia losing no land and only having to pay indemnity. What if the Austrians...

As is widely known the House of Savoy, after some remarkable successes in the XVII and XVIII centuries ended up leading the struggle for Italian independence and, after the war of 1859 and Garibaldi's expedition, Vittorio Emanuele II became King of Italy in 1861 (Veneto would be added in 1866...