Bluntly, Felice Orsini's assassination attempt on Nappy III in 1858. According to the Infallible Wikipedia, it was Orsini's attempt and later letter to Nappy that convinced the French Emperor to assist in Italian unification.
So I see a few divergences from OTL that could result in.... intersting results.
Orsini kills Nappy, Orsini gets killed, Nappy is opposed to Italian Unification... what else could we come up with, and what would they entail?
So I see a few divergences from OTL that could result in.... intersting results.
Orsini kills Nappy, Orsini gets killed, Nappy is opposed to Italian Unification... what else could we come up with, and what would they entail?