Online Encyclopedia

PESCHIERA SUL GARDA

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 282 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

PESCHIERA SUL

See also:
GARDA  , a fortress of
See also:
Venetia,
See also:
Italy, in the
See also:
province of
See also:
Verona, on an
See also:
island in the Mincio at its outlet from the
See also:
lake of
See also:
Garda, 77 M. by
See also:
rail E. of
See also:
Milan . It was one of the famous fortresses of the
See also:
Quadrilateral, the
See also:
chief
See also:
bulwark of the
See also:
Austrian
See also:
rule in Italy until 1866 (
See also:
Mantua,
See also:
Legnago and Verona being the other three) and has played a prominent
See also:
part in all the
See also:
campaigns conducted in
See also:
north Italy, more especially during the
See also:
Napoleonic
See also:
wars . It was taken by the Piedmontese from the Austrians, after a gallant
See also:
defence by
See also:
General
See also:
Rath lasting six
See also:
weeks, on the 3oth of May 1848, and since that date has been in
See also:
Italian hands .

End of Article: PESCHIERA SUL GARDA
[back]
MARQUIS OF FERNANDO FRANCESCO DAVALOS PESCARA (1489... 		[next]
PESCIA

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.