...Bucharest unanimously elect the same man, Colonel…
January 1859 CE
...Bucharest unanimously elect the same man, Colonel Alexandru Ion Cuza, a hero of 1848, governor of both principalities in January 1859.
The leading European nations, distracted by war in Italy, yield to a fait accompli and accept unification, and Cuza becomes prince.
Cuza emphasizes the establishment of a large, modern army on the level of the major powers of Europe.
He believes that the viability of the first autonomous Romanian state depends on strong armed forces, under national control, that are capable of deterring would-be invaders.
He forms a Ministry of War and a general staff to administer and train the army of the United Principalities.
Cuza establishes a working military relationship with France, which will have a tremendous influence on the development of the modern Romanian army.
The French emperor, Napoleon III, sends a ten-year military mission of instructors and specialists to the United Principalities in 1859.
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