Enrico Dandolo was an important figure in the Italian Risorgimento, participating in several of its most important battles.

Life

Originating from a family which produced several other figures involved in the Italian Wars of Independence, Enrico Dandolo was one of the protagonists in the Five Days of Milan

Five Days of Milan

The Five Days of Milan was a major event in the Revolutionary Year of 1848 and the start of the First Italian War of Independence. On March 18th, the city of Milan, rose, and in five days of street fighting drove Marshal Radetzky and his men from the city....

 (1848) beside his brother Emilio

Emilio Dandolo

Emilio Dandolo was an important figure in the Italian Risorgimento, participating in several of its most important battles.-Life:...

 and his friends Luciano Manara

Luciano Manara

Luciano Manara was an Italian soldier and politician of the Risorgimento era, who took part in the Roman Republic.-Life:Manara was born in Milan....

 and Emilio Morosini

Emilio Morosini

Emilio Morosini was an Italian patriot who participated in the Risorgimento.Morosini was born in Varese.Educated in Fava and studying at the Gymnasium in Brera and the liceo at Porta Nuova, he became friends with Enrico Dandolo and Luciano Manara and fought in the Five Days of Milan in 1848. In...

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Gaining experience and maturity in the tactics of guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians use military tactics, such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to harass a larger and...

, he took part (with the Lombard volunteers) in the Legione Manara in the Brescia

Brescia

Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...

n and Trentine

Trento

Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...

 campaigns of the First Italian War of Independence

First Italian War of Independence

The First Italian War of Independence was fought in 1848 between the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Austrian Empire. The war saw main battles at Custoza and Novara in which the Austrians under Radetzky managed to defeat the Piedmontese....

, and participated in the formation of the Roman Republic

Roman Republic (19th century)

The Roman Republic was a state declared on February 9, 1849, when the government of Papal States was temporarily substituted by a republican government due to Pope Pius IX's flight to Gaeta. The republic was led by Carlo Armellini, Giuseppe Mazzini and Aurelio Saffi...

, in 1849. During the battle against the French, which finally freed Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 from the insurgents, Dandolo fought at the rank of captain in the Battaglione Bersaglieri Lombardi

Bersaglieri

The Bersaglieri are a corps of the Italian Army originally created by General Alessandro La Marmora on 18 June 1836 to serve in the Piedmontese Army, later to become the Royal Italian Army...

, under the command of Luciano Manara.

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