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Title: Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Stieler, Karl, 1842-1885 Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana, Antonio, conte, 1843-1913, former owner. IU-R Paulus, Eduard, 1837-1907 Kaden, Woldemar, 1838-1907 Trollope, Frances Eleanor, d. 1913 Trollope, Thomas Adolphus, 1810-1892
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Publisher: London : Chapman and Hall
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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was already master of the district, when the Venetians, commanded byGattamelata, conceived the bold idea of sending a portion of their fleet to the lake! The difficulty of surmounting the heights that lie between Garda and the country ofthe Adige, and of bridging over the chasms which yawn amid that stony mountain wilder-ness was enormous; but Venice was then all-powerful. The project was jeered at, at first,but soon thousands of busy hands were at work to make a way for the squadron, whichconsisted of more than thirty ships. The fleet was towed down the Adige as far as 3Q ITALY. Ravazzone, and from thence was brought by land to the lake of Loppio ; two thousanddraught animals being employed to move the tremendous weight. The water-shed wasreached : from Monte Baldo they came down on the Lago di Garda like a migration ofprodigious monsters. It was a moving wood that advanced towards the foe;—but awood of masts and flapping sails. The inhabitants of the shores were terror-stricken at
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MILL IN THE BUCO DI VELA. the aspect of these huge forms which all at once appeared upon their lake. But theaudacious armada was soon completely destroyed ; and the Venetians were not victoriousover Milan until they had prepared a second fleet, built on the spot. But this was not the last blood shed here, nor the last fleet that fought here. Weare speaking of Italy ; and Italy is not a peaceful heroine. Not only did the wars of thefirst Napoleon, and those of 49, rage on these shores, but later, towards the beginning ofi860, daring little steamers cruised about these waters, manned by volunteers, andcarrying the flag of Italy. Their guns, which commanded nearly the whole of the lake,frequently put a stop to the communication between Riva and Peschiera. From many asilent boat gliding peacefully through the blue waters, would come suddenly the shrill ON THE LA GO DI CARD A. 3i shout of Viva V Italia ! Viva Garibaldi! The young fellows who leant against themast, wore the red shirt, and i

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