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Giuseppe Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand and the Conquest of the Two Sicilies (May–November 1860)

Giuseppe Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand and the Conquest of the Two Sicilies (May–November 1860)

  1. Sicilian uprising pushes Garibaldi toward action

    Labels: Sicilian uprising, Kingdom of, Giuseppe Garibaldi

  2. Garibaldi departs Quarto with volunteer force

    Labels: Quarto departure, The Thousand, Giuseppe Garibaldi

  3. The Thousand land at Marsala, Sicily

    Labels: Marsala landing, The Thousand, Royal Navy

  4. Garibaldi proclaims dictatorship in Sicily

    Labels: Salemi proclamation, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Victor Emmanuel

  5. Garibaldi wins first major victory at Calatafimi

    Labels: Battle of, Garibaldini, Bourbon army

  6. Garibaldi attacks Palermo in a short siege

    Labels: Siege of, Garibaldi, Bourbon forces

  7. Palermo falls, shifting Sicily’s balance of power

    Labels: Fall of, Garibaldi, Sicily

  8. Battle of Milazzo seals control of most Sicily

    Labels: Battle of, Garibaldini, Messina block

  9. Garibaldi lands in Calabria on the mainland

    Labels: Calabria landing, Strait of, Garibaldi

  10. Garibaldi enters Naples as Bourbon authority collapses

    Labels: Entry into, Garibaldi, Bourbon collapse

  11. Garibaldi defeats Bourbon counterattack at the Volturno

    Labels: Battle of, Garibaldi, Bourbon counterattack

  12. Plebiscites approve annexation of the Two Sicilies

    Labels: Plebiscites 1860, Kingdom of, Sicily

  13. Garibaldi hands power to Victor Emmanuel at Teano

    Labels: Teano meeting, Garibaldi, Victor Emmanuel

  14. Bourbon final stronghold at Gaeta surrenders

    Labels: Siege of, King Francis, Piedmontese army

  15. Kingdom of Italy proclaimed, consolidating Garibaldi’s gains

    Labels: Kingdom of, Victor Emmanuel, Italian unification