French Empire
by Derek Gerlach
1807
Two emperors on a raft
Napoleon and the Russian tsar Alexander I meet on a raft at Tilsit and set about carving up Europe
1858
Napoleon III and Cavour in Italian plot
Napoleon III and Cavour hatch a secret plan at Plombièes to tempt Austria into war in north Italy, and agree how to divide up the spoils
1859
Austrians evicted from Milan
A French and Piedmontese army liberates Milan from Austrian rule
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_unification
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_medal_of_the_1859_Italian_Campaign
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Garibaldi
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1860
Cavour cedes Savoy and Nice to France
The treaty of Turin brings much of north Italy under the control of Cavour (for the kingdom of Sardinia), who in return cedes Savoy and Nice to France
1958
De Gaulle visits Algiers
On his second day in power, de Gaulle visits Algiers to confront the settlers with an unwelcome message