Castelfidardo ( Marchigiano : Castello ) is a town and comune in the province of Ancona , in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy .
7-627: It is remembered for a Piedmontese victory over an army composed of foreign volunteers defending the Papal States , on September 18, 1860. The town's Museum of the Risorgimento, in the palazzo Mordini, commemorates the battle and places it in the wider context of the Risorgimento as a whole. It houses artifacts and documents of the period, including around 130 loans from private collections or other museums. In addition, Castelfidardo
14-575: A small town in the Marche region of Italy. It was fought between the Royal Sardinian Army – acting as the driving force in the war for Italian unification , against the Papal States . On 7 September, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour , Prime Minister of Piedmont, sent an ultimatum to the Pope demanding that he dismiss his foreign troops. When he failed to do this, 35,000 troops crossed
21-406: Is home to a number of Renaissance -era buildings, including 'il Palombarone ` a 1580 construction which underwent extensive renovations in the early 21st century. Castelfidardo is the international capital of accordion builders. A variety of other musical instruments besides the accordion have been produced in the town since the 19th century, such as the armonica . G.S.D. Castelfidardo Calcio
28-474: Is remembered for being bloody, and for the highly disparate numbers of troops—fewer than 10,000 Papal soldiers to 39,000 Sardinians. The Papal army was composed of volunteers from many European countries, amongst whom the French and Belgian nationals constituted a Franco-Belgian battalion. Among the French volunteers were a notable number of nobles from western France: after the battle, whilst consulting
35-665: Is the Italian football of the city and was founded in 1944. Currently, it plays in Italy's Serie D after the promotion from national play-off in the Eccellenza in the 2013–14 season. Its home ground is Stadio G. Mancini with 2,000 seats. The team's colors are white and green. This Marche location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Battle of Castelfidardo The Battle of Castelfidardo took place on 18 September 1860 at Castelfidardo ,
42-511: The border on 11 September, with General Enrico Cialdini advancing along the Adriatic coast and General Della Rocca leading another troop across Umbria . Papal troops were caught by surprise and thrown into confusion. Some of the Papal troops surrendered the same day and some retreated to Ancona which fell on 29 September 1860 after Siege of Ancona (1860) a short siege. The battle
49-534: The list of dead and wounded members of the Papal army, the Sardinian general Cialdini is reported to have said, in an example of black humor , "you would think this was a list of invites for a ball given by Louis XIV !" The Franco-Belgian, Austrian and Irish battalions later joined the Papal Zouaves , an infantry regiment of international composition that pledged to aid Pope Pius IX in the protection of
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