During the Napoleonic era, in 1797, the first official adoption of the Italian tricolour as a national flag by a sovereign Italian state, the Cispadane Republic, a sister republic of Revolutionary France, took place.The tri-coloured standard.Getting to Know Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (retrieved 5 October 2008) This event is celebrated by the Tricolour Day.Article 1 of the law n. 671 of 31 December 1996 ("National celebration of the bicentenary of the first national flag") The Italian national colours appeared for the first time on a tricolour cockade in 1789, anticipating by seven years the first green, white and red Italian military war flag, which was adopted by the Lombard Legion in 1796.
during the napoleonic era in 1797 the first official adoption of the italian tricolour as a national flag by a sovereign italian state the cispadane republic a sister republic of revolutionary france took placethe tri-coloured standardgetting to know italy ministry of foreign affairs (retrieved 5 october 2008) this event is celebrated by the tricolour dayarticle 1 of the law n 671 of 31 december 1996 ("national celebration of the bicentenary of the first national flag") the italian national colours appeared for the first time on a tricolour cockade in 1789 anticipating by seven years the first green white and red italian military war flag which was adopted by the lombard legion in 1796