Emilio Dandolo (5 July 1830,

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– 20 February 1859,

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) was an important figure in the Italian

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, participating in several of its most important battles.

Life

Originating from Dandolo family which produced several other figures involved in the Italian Wars of Independence, Emilio Dandolo was one of the protagonists in the

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(1848) beside his brother

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and their friends

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and Emilio Morosini. He took part (with the Lombard volunteers) in the ''Legione Manara'' in the

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n and Trentine campaigns of the

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. The next year, 1849, he and Enrico participated in the formation of the

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and then defended it with the Battaglione Bersaglieri Lombardi, commanded by

. He was injured in the riot at the Villa Corsini in Rome at which Enrico died. In the aftermath of the fall of the Roman Republic, he fled into exile first to

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and then to

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. During this period Emilio wrote, including "Journey to Egypt, the Sudan, Syria and Palestine" ("Viaggio in Egitto, nel Sudan, in Siria ed in Palestina") and "The volunteers and the Lombard bersaglieri" ("I volontari e i bersaglieri lombardi"). Returning to Italy, he immediately joined preparations for the renewal of hostilities against the

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. He participated in the

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, but since he was an Austrian citizen he was sent back to Milan, where was put under strict police control. Seriously ill with

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, he died in 1859 shortly before Lombardy became free from Austria. His funeral, in Milan, was purged of anti-Austrian connotations and, on the Austrian authorities' dispensation (hoping to avoid riots), he was buried in the cemetery of Adro

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dandolo, Emilio 1830 births 1859 deaths Emilio Italian people of the Italian unification People from Varese