Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian Music

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac2qdQwmsIc

Background Info

• born on July 4, 1807 in Nice, French Empire
• died on June 2, 1882 on Caprera Island, Italy
• studied guerilla warfare

Early Life

• his family were all fishermen and coastal traders
• Garibaldi was a sailor for 10 years
• in 1832 he became a certified merchant captain
• 1833-1834 he served in Italian navy

Family

• married to Francesca Armosino, Giuseppina Raimondi, and Anita Garibaldi (3 times throughout his life)
• he had 7 children named; Ricciotti, Clelia, Teresita, Rosa, Anna Maria, and Rosita
• his father's name was Giovanni Domenico Garibaldi
• his mother was Maria Rosa Nicoletta Raimondi

Rebellion in 1834

• was part of a failed mutiny
• tried to take over Genoa
• plan failed

War of 1866

• traveled to England with an army of volunteers to battle the Austrians
• he won many battles but was told to withdraw
• in 1870 he was also stopped when he entered papal territory

Army

• in Italy, Garibaldi got an army of over 1,000 volunteers
• called the Redshirts

Timeline

• 1859- war between Piedmont and Austria, Austria was defeated
• 1860- Garibaldi lands in Italy and conquers Sicily
• 1861- Sicily and Naples vote to join Italy, are successful
• 1866- Italy and Prussia ally against Austria and gain Venetia
• 1870- Italian troops occupy Rome

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Lombardy

• added to the kingdom of Piedmont in 1859

Mainland Italy

• added to Piedmont in 1860
• included Kingdom of Two Sicilies, Papal States, Tuscany, Modena, and Parma

Venetia

• added to the kingdom of Piedmont in 1866
• the new Kingdom of Italy allied with Prussia
• they were in a war against Austria

Rome

• added to Piedmont in 1870
• during the Franco-Prussian War, French troops withdrew from Rome

Redshirt Route

• Garibaldi's Redshirts went from Genoa to Tuscany to Sicily to Volturno while trying to unify Italy

Italian Unification

• took control of Sicily and Naples first
• gave control to Victor Emmanuel II
• helped Italy defeat enemies which made them able to unify

Wars

• War of the Farrapos
• Uruguayan Civil War
• Franco-Prussian War
• Roman Republic War
• Battle of Mentana
• Battle of Bezzecca
• many more

Death

• died on June 2nd, 1882 in Italy
• he wanted a simple funeral and cremation
• he was buried on his farm in Caprera

Legacy

• best known for his military leadership
• he also was one of the main reasons Italy became unified in the 19th century
• known as a hero
• has monuments in New York, Milan, Budapest, and many more cities all over the world

By Caroline Howard
and
Molly McKenna