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Events on Tuesday 3 July 1849 1
1849Fall of the Roman RepublicFrench troops storm Rome and restore papal ruleA French expeditionary force besieged and captured Rome, overthrowing the short-lived Roman Republic proclaimed earlier that year. Giuseppe Garibaldi had led the republic's defense before retreating with his volunteers. The intervention restored Pope Pius IX to temporal power over the city.