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  2. Sicilian revolution of 1848 - Wikipedia

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    The Italian tricolour was a symbol of the revolutions of 1848. [7] [8] [9] The Provisional Government of Sicily, which then gave rise to the self-proclaimed Kingdom of Sicily, which lasted from 12 January 1848 to 15 May 1849 during the Sicilian revolution, adopted the Italian tricolour as flag, defaced with the trinacria, or triskelion. [10]

  3. Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states - Wikipedia

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    The Provisional Government of Sicily, which lasted from 12 January 1848 to 15 May 1849 during the Sicilian Revolution, adopted the Italian tricolour, defaced with the trinacria, or triskelion. The Republic of San Marco , proclaimed independent in 1848 by the Austrian Empire , also adopted the Italian tricolour.

  4. Siege of Messina (1848) - Wikipedia

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    The Sicilian Revolution of 1848 in Palermo in an old print. The Sicilians' hostility to Bourbon rule was due to a variety of reasons, including the suppression of all forms of autonomy and the dominance of Neapolitan influences, the island's poverty-stricken condition, the harsh police regime, and the violations of commitments made by the governments in Naples.

  5. Revolutions of 1848 - Wikipedia

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    The first of the numerous revolutions to occur in 1848 in Italy came in Palermo, Sicily, starting in January 1848. [30] There had been several previous revolts against Bourbon rule; this one produced an independent state that lasted only 16 months before the Bourbons came back.

  6. Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Two Sicilies, over the course of 1848–1849, had been able to suppress the revolution and the attempt of Sicilian secession with their own forces, hired Swiss Guards included. The war declared on Austria in April 1848, under pressure of public sentiment, had been an event on paper only. In 1849 King Ferdinand II was 39 years old ...

  7. File:Flag map of the Sicilian Kingdom (1848-1849).svg

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  8. Fortifications of Messina - Wikipedia

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    During the Sicilian revolution of 1848, rebels managed to capture most of the fortifications, with the exception of the Real Cittadella and Forte del Santissimo Salvatore. The forts' defenders bombarded the city until a relief force crushed the revolution in 1849. [4]

  9. Timeline of Messina - Wikipedia

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    1848 - Sicilian revolution of 1848. [3] 1850 - Population: 97,074. [3] 1854 State Archive of Messina established. [11] Cholera outbreak. [3] 1860 - July: Garibaldi ...