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Capture of Rome

War
The Capture of Rome on September 20, 1870, was the final event of the unification of Italy, marking both the final defeat of the Papal States under Pope Pius IX and the unification of most of the Italian Peninsula under the Kingdom of Italy, a... Wikipedia
Date: September 20, 1870
Location: Rome
Result: Italian victory: Collapse of the Papal States; End of the Italian unification; Rome becomes the capital of Italy
Territorial changes: Annexation of Rome and Lazio by the Kingdom of Italy