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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 09

Note 36 — Chapter XXI · THE COMPLETION OF ITALIAN UNITY

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[The bombardment lasted from 5:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M., the white flag being hoisted at 10:10. Reports of the losses vary greatly, Cadorna admitting 32 killed and 143 wounded on his side, though the estimates ranged as high as 2,000; but Beauffortg thinks this a manifest exaggeration. According to O’Cleryh the pontifical troops lost 16 killed and 53 wounded.]

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