COMMANDER // 1820–1878
Victor Emmanuel II
generalKingdom of Italy2 battles1 war
Lifespan
1820 – 1878
Active service 1859 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 39.
Profile
Victor Emmanuel II was King of Sardinia from 23 March 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of an independent, united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878. Borrowing from the old Latin title Pater Patriae of the Roman emperors, the Italians gave him the epithet of "Father of the Fatherland".
Battles (2)
1859
1859