Giuseppe Garibaldi

4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and republican revolutionary who became one of the principal architects of Italian unification. After years fighting in South American conflicts, he led volunteer armies in Italy, most famously the 1860 Expedition of the Thousand that conquered Sicily and Naples for the emerging Kingdom of Italy. He is celebrated as one of Italy's 'fathers of the fatherland'.

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Born in Nice
4 July 1807

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was born in Nice, then part of the Napoleonic French Empire, into a family of fishermen and coastal traders.

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Joined Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy movement
1833

Garibaldi joined the republican nationalist movement Young Italy and was later condemned to death in absentia for participating in a failed insurrection.

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Exile and guerrilla warfare in South America
1836 – 1848

Garibaldi fled to South America, where he fought for the Riograndense Republic in Brazil and later commanded the Italian Legion in Uruguay's civil war.

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Married Anita Ribeiro da Silva in Montevideo
26 March 1842

Garibaldi married the Brazilian revolutionary Ana Maria 'Anita' Ribeiro, who fought alongside him in South America and Italy.

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Defended the Roman Republic against French forces
30 April 1849 – 2 July 1849

Garibaldi commanded the defense of the short-lived Roman Republic against a French expeditionary force, then led a famous fighting retreat during which Anita died.

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Launched the Expedition of the Thousand, landing at Marsala
11 May 1860

Garibaldi led about a thousand volunteer 'Redshirts' to Sicily, defeating Bourbon forces and conquering the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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Handed southern Italy to King Victor Emmanuel II at Teano
26 October 1860

Garibaldi met Victor Emmanuel II near Teano and ceded his conquests, enabling the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

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Wounded and captured at the Battle of Aspromonte
29 August 1862

During an unauthorized march on Rome, Garibaldi was wounded in the foot and taken prisoner by Italian royal troops.

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Died on the island of Caprera
2 June 1882

Garibaldi died at his farm on the island of Caprera, off Sardinia, where he had spent much of his later life.

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