on 12 november 1920 was signed the treaty of rapallo: fiume became a free city (free state of fiume), while zara was given to italy. but d'annunzio did not accept the agreement and the italian government, on 26 december 1920, evicted from fiume the legionaries by force. fiume and the more northern islands of dalmatia were incorporated in 1924 to the kingdom of italy, thanks to the large contribution of the italian irredentists in town.