. Outlines of nineteenth century history. Fig. 7. — Count Cavour(From an engraving). THE AUSTRO-SARDINIAN WAR * 47 tunneling of the Alps beneath Mont Cenis, in order that Sardiniamight be brought into commercial intercourse with the north ofEurope If we are to become great/ he said, we must dothis. The Alps must come down. Another part of Cavours policy was to cultivate the friendshipof the French Emperor Napoleon III. In a secret meeting withthe Emperor he received from him a promise that a French armywould, when the favorable moment arrived, aid the Sardinians indriving the Austrians out of
. Outlines of nineteenth century history. Fig. 7. — Count Cavour(From an engraving). THE AUSTRO-SARDINIAN WAR * 47 tunneling of the Alps beneath Mont Cenis, in order that Sardiniamight be brought into commercial intercourse with the north ofEurope If we are to become great/ he said, we must dothis. The Alps must come down. Another part of Cavours policy was to cultivate the friendshipof the French Emperor Napoleon III. In a secret meeting withthe Emperor he received from him a promise that a French armywould, when the favorable moment arrived, aid the Sardinians indriving the Austrians out of Italy. In this proffer of help theFrench Emperor was actuated less by gratitude for the aid of theSardinian contingent in the Crimean War than by a desire to les-sen the power of Austria in Italy and to replace it by French influ-ence, and to secure Savoy and Nice, which were to be Francesreward for her intervention in Sardinias behalf. 51. The Austro-Sardinian War (185 9-1860).—The hour forstriking another blow for the freedom of Italy had now began to arm. Au
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