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Cavour allied with France to secure support against Austrian rule in Italy.

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Is it true that Cavour allied with France to secure support against Austrian rule in Italy?

Yes. Historical references confirm that Cavour formed diplomatic and military alliances with France to weaken and expel Austrian rule in Italy.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Wikipedia: Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
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Wikipedia: Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Benso,_Count_of_Cavour

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Rand McNally: The Habsburg Empire in European affairs, 1814-1918
1969
Mentions Austrian rule in Italy and Cavour, but does not fully detail the alliance with France.
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1923-, J. B. (1969). Rand McNally: The Habsburg Empire in European affairs, 1814-1918. Rand McNally. https://archive.org/details/habsburgempirein0000jela

Distributed by Columbia University Press: Ilija Garašanin, Balkan Bismarck
1985
States Cavour relied on military support from Napoleon III of France to achieve his goals.
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1927-2008, M. D. (1985). Distributed by Columbia University Press: Ilija Garašanin, Balkan Bismarck. Distributed by Columbia University Press. https://archive.org/details/ilijagarasaninba0000mack

Hodder & Stoughton Educational: Years of ambition: European history, 1815-1914
2001
Covers Cavour's diplomacy and Austria's dominant position in Italy.
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David, C. (2001). Hodder & Stoughton Educational: Years of ambition: European history, 1815-1914. Hodder & Stoughton Educational. https://archive.org/details/yearsofambitione0000coop

Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Italy
Notes Cavour's ideal was the expulsion of Austria from Italy via the expansion of Piedmont.
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Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Italy. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Italy

Wikisource: The New International Encyclopædia/Italy
Mentions Cavour raising the condition of Italy at Paris in 1856.
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Wikisource: The New International Encyclopædia/Italy. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_New_International_Encyclopædia/Italy

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