Napoleonic militias

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Type

Pedestrian

Afstand

1.199 mi

Duur

00:20:54

Gem. watt

118.00 Watt(s)

Opgenomen op

26/06/2022

Toegevoegd op

26/06/2022

Totale stijging

144 ft

Zona Leontica Paese 96A, 6716 Leontica, Switzerland

Leontica, Chiesa, 6716 Acquarossa, Switzerland

Beschrijving

In a treaty concluded in 1803, France obliged Switzerland to provide Napoleon Bonaparte with a contingent of 16,000 soldiers, of which 600 from the canton of Ticino.The tradition follows a vow made by people from Blenio valley who took part in the Russian campaign with Napoleon's armies. They promised that if they were saved, they would honour their patron saint by establishing a symbolic “Napolenic militias” army. On the way you reach the 11th Century Negrentino Romanesque church of San Carlo. It is indeed one of the most remarkable in Ticino, renowned thanks to its architectural layout as well as its precious Romanesque and late-Gothic frescoes.

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