title: Italians in the Crimean War
abstract: During the Crimean War, the Italian Peninsula was divided politically among various states. Among these, the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont) proposed itself as leader of Italians' hope for union. In 1854, Piedmontese Prime Minister Cavour expressed the possibility to send an expeditionary corps to Crimea. The Piedmontese government accepted to send a military force, asking for money for the war expenses, admission to the peace negotiations and guarantees regarding the relations amongst Piedmont a