An important chapter of Insubrica, which we have already mentioned in the past (see Mainoni butcher of Stans), is the Swiss army that fought for Napoleon’s campaigns. It is an important chapter, that saw many Ticinesi perishing for Napoleon, particularly in his 1812 campaign against Russia. The constant campaigning of
Insubrica Historica had the opportunity Wednesday 20.3.2019 to present the progress of his research for its PhD thesis on the German and Fascist military presence during the period 1943-1945 in the Lake Maggiore region and in particular in Cannobio. The presentation started at 21h, in the Parasi Hall of Cannobio,
Giuseppe Garibaldi (Nice France 1807 – Caprera 1882) was an Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the modern history of Italy. Beyond being considered one of the greatest generals of modern times, he is also seen as one of the Italian “fathers of the fatherland”.
Insubrica Historica has already reported the formidable and unlucky adventure of Jorge Chavez, the French-Peruvian pilot that successfully managed to cross the Alps, flying from Brig/Wallis to Domodossola/Italy. We have recently come across to an old newspaper article published by The Guardian and The Observer on Sept. 24, 1910, entitled “Flight
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