Following that conflict, a peace settlement gave Nice and Savoy to the French.
Cavour had promised Nice and Savoy to the French in return for making the alliance.
Lombardy, which had been under Austrian control, was given to Piedmont
Austria retained control of Venetia.
Cavour’s success caused nationalists in other Italian states (Parma, Modena, and Tuscany) to overthrow their governments and join their states to Piedmont.
Meanwhile, in southern Italy, a new leader of Italian unification had arisen.
Giuseppe Garibaldi, a dedicated Italian patriot, raised an army of a thousand volunteers and they were called the Red Shirts because of the their uniform color