History
The Italian Army originated as the Royal Army (Regio Esercito) which dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy following the seizure of the Papal States and the unification of Italy (Risorgimento). In 1861, under the leadership of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Victor Emmanuel II of the House of Savoy was invited to take the throne of the newly independent kingdom.
Italian expeditions were despatched to China during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and to Libya during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912.
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