Conquest of Fiume
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On 12 September 1919 Italian nationalist Gabriele d'Annunzio led around 2,600 troops, mostly shell-shocked veterans of the Battles of the Isonzo, to seize the city of Fiume (today Rijeka, Croatia).
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September 1919: Italian writer and politician Gabriele d'Annunzio was angered by what he considered to be the handing over of the city of Fiume. On 12 September 1919 he led around 2,600 troops, mostly shell-shocked veterans of the Battles of the Isonzo. They were drawn from the Royal Italian Army (the Granatieri di Sardegna), Italian nationalists and irredentists. This force staged a seizure of the city, forcing the withdrawal of the inter-Allied (American, British and French) occupying forces. Their march from Ronchi dei Legionari to Fiume became known as the Impresa di Fiume.
