06/20/1859
Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria takes personal command of his armies in Italy
US/the World
05/23/1859
Giuseppe Garibaldi leads his volunteers into north-western Lombardy and advances to Lake Maggiore
Foreign
05/24/1859
Giuseppe Garibaldi leads his volunteers into north-western Lombardy and forces the Austrians from Varese
Foreign
05/27/1859
Giuseppe Garibaldi leads his volunteers into north-western Lombardy and takes Como
Foreign
03/03/1862
In Italy, Baron Bettino Ricàsoli resigns as Prime Minister
US/the World
04/26/1861
In Milan, Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli discovers the 69 Hesperia asteroid
Science/Technology
06/08/1859
Napoleon III and King Victor-Emmanuel enter Milan in triumph
Foreign