Milan. Cardinal Romilli, newly appointed by Pope Pius IX, at a time when the pope’s moves favored Italian patriotism, was greeted with great celebrations, and graffiti insulting Austria appeared on the walls. The Habsburg police chief, Torresani, dispatched Hungarian dragoons from the archbishop’s palace. Shouts of “Long live Italy!” prompted the Magyar cavalry to charge the crowd ferociously. Many were injured, and one Milanese citizen died. Conflict had broken out between Milan and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of which it was a part.
