The Battle of Plattsburgh, also called the Battle of Lake Champlain, was fought on September 11, 1815. It was a naval and a land engagement at the same time. The British land force surrendered at the end, and the British naval commander, captain George Downie, was killed in action. The British force of George Prevost had to return to lower Canada, from where it had invaded American territory.
In 1852Count Camillo di Cavour became prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Austria’s domination over their country was the main obstacle to Italy's pursuit of unification. Cavour led to the unification of Italy by persuading Napoleon to a secretly planned war against Austria.