Rothschilds win Lombard and Italian railway concessions
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- The House of Rothschild whole source · open book
In 1856 the Pereires were once again defeated in the contest for the crucial Lombard and Central Italian lines, the defection to the Rothschild side of their former ally Galliera proving fatal to their efforts.
chapter: TWO - The Era of Mobility (1849-1858)