Episode 4 of 4

Popular uprising in Cagliari

When
28 April 1794
Where
Cagliari, Sardinia
Part of
Sardinian Vespers in Cagliari

Cagliari's population rose in open revolt on 28 April 1794, expelling the kingdom's representatives and Piedmontese rulers.

After a Sardinian prisoner escaped persecution, anger sparked an open revolt by the population of Cagliari on 28 April 1794. When the Savoyards refused any concession to the Sardinians, the inhabitants rose up and expelled all the representatives of the kingdom along with the Piedmontese rulers, ousting the viceroy's functionaries from the city.

Sources

  1. Giovanni Maria Angioy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04
  2. Cagliari Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23

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