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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 January 2010
In his book A Memory of Solferino, Henry Dunant vividly communicates his emotion to the reader when he describes the relentless development of the battle between the French and Sardinian armies and the Austrian forces. But he shows in the second part of the book the wide-spread feeling, in the face of so much misery, which stirred the people from Mantua to Milan and Turin during those June and July days of 1859.
page 184 note 1 In this respect, mention should be made of one of the outstanding men of the Italian « Risorgimento », Giuseppe Finzi who, in 1859, was special commissioner for the freed territories and who, in this capacity, devoted himself in the most energetic and effective manner to assisting the wounded of Solferino and to organizing the hospitals which were receiving them. See Giuseppe Finzi, Istituto per la Storia del Risorgimento Italiano, Mantova 1959.
page 187 note 1 The Revue internationale recalled in 07, 1959 Google Scholar the circumstances in which this monument was unveiled.
page 187 note 2 An article by Mr. Willy Heudtlass on these two towns, and the pilgrimage which he made to them appeared in the June, 1959, issue of the Revue internationale (French edition).
page 188 note 1 “In this house, in the days following the battle of June 24, 1859, lived Henry Dunant who, in the neighbouring church, took charge of the care of the wounded of all nations and in whom the most noble impulse of charity inspired the original idea of the Red Cross. June 1859-June 1959”.
page 188 note 2 But the women of Castiglione seeing that I made no distinction between nationalities, followed my example, showing the same kindness to all these men whose origins were so different, and all of whom were foreigners to them: “Tutti fratelli”, they repeated feelingly. All honour to these compassionate women, to these girls of Castiglione!”
J. H. Dunant: A Memory of Solferino
page 189 note 1 In this church, as in all the churches of Castiglione following the bloody battle of Solferino, Henry Dunant, citizen of Geneva, 1829–1910, tended the wounded of the opposing armies with the same fraternal compassion. From this was born the universal work of the Red Cross.
“Tutti fratelli”, June 25, 1859–June 25, 1949. Tribute of the Red Cross - Geneva.
page 189 note 2 Mr. Adolphe Dunant and Mr. Robert Dunant, nephew and great-nephew of the author of A Memory of Solferino, were also at the ceremony which was attended by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the League of Red Cross Societies and the Italian Red Cross.
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