Timeline July 1849

Events in July 1849 2

• 1848 – 1849 German Revolutions of 1848 Liberal and nationalist uprisings Revolutionary movements across the German states demanded constitutional government and national unification.
• 1849 Fall of the Roman Republic French troops storm Rome and restore papal rule A French expeditionary force besieged and captured Rome, overthrowing the short-lived Roman Republic proclaimed earlier that year. Giuseppe Garibaldi had led the republic's defense before retreating with his volunteers. The intervention restored Pope Pius IX to temporal power over the city.