1919
January 14th-15th: D'Annunzio published in "Gazzetta
di Venezia", "Idea nazionale" and "Popolo d'Italia" his Lettera ai Dalmati imbued of irredentist ideas.
March 11th: The Poet wrote a Lettera agli
studenti dalmati in "Idea nazionale".
May 4th: D'Annunzio threw a violent invective at
Woodrow Wilson.
May 6th: Speech to veterans from Capitol.
May 12th: Oration to the aviators in Centocelle.
May 26th: The "Idea nazionale" published another
irredentist pamphlet, L'Italia alla colonna e la vittoria col bavaglio.
May 28th: Nationalist oration in Rome.
June 9th: Irredentist article, Pentecoste
d'Italia, issued in "Popolo d'Italia".
June 23th: D'Annunzio wrote Il comando passa al
popolo in "Idea nazionale".
June 26th: D'Annunzio damned the Italian Government
in L'erma bifronte published in "Idea nazionale".
July 1th: Disobbedisco, another irredentist
pampleth.
July 9th: L'ala d'Italia è liberata, speech
in Centocelle.
September 11th: D'Annunzio on board of Fiat tipo 4,
joined in Ronchi several officers that wanted to set Fiume free.
September 12th: D'Annunzio led 2000 men to occupy
Fiume in the name of Savoy. The citizens received him as a deliverer and named him governor.
September 13th: General Pittaluga, who led the
regular troupes in Fiume, left the town in the hands of d'Annunzio's legions.
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