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The Genoese, reluctant subjects of the Kingdom of Sardinia, restored autonomous government in the ancient capital of the Republic of Genoa and more recently of the Napoleonic Ligurian Republic. The king sent General Alfonso La Marmora to quell the revolt. After several days of violent clashes, starting on 5 April the city was bombarded without warning for thirty-six hours in clear violation of contemporary customs of war. During the heavy bombardment, the government troops began to attack civilian homes. Genoa resisted effectively until 11 April, when the city was occupied by an army of 25–30,000 Bersaglieri.
After the city was effectively occupied, Vittorio Emanuele II thanked General La Marmora in a letter.[1]
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↑ State Archive of Biella, Ferrero della Marmora Fund, Series Principi, Box VI - 11, File 141 page 1, page 2, page 3.
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