Garibaldi’s Thousand

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Garibaldi’s Thousand was a volunteer force led by Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860 that played a crucial role in the unification of Italy by conquering the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary force ⓘ
historical military unit ⓘ
volunteer military force ⓘ
aftermath territories handed to King Victor Emmanuel II ⓘ
alsoKnownAs I Mille ⓘ
The Thousand ⓘ
approximateSize about 1,000 volunteers ⓘ
associatedWith Cavour’s unification policy ⓘ
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy ⓘ
commander Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ
commemoratedBy Italian patriotic literature ⓘ
monuments in Italy ⓘ
country Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
dateOfLanding 11 May 1860 ⓘ
destination Sicily ⓘ
endTime 1860 ⓘ
hasPart Redshirt volunteers ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
landingPlace Marsala ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
leader Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ
locationOfFormation Quarto, Genoa ⓘ
linked to: Quarto, near Genoa
namedAfter approximate number of initial volunteers ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Calatafimi ⓘ
Battle of Milazzo (1860) ⓘ
Battle of Palermo (1860) ⓘ
opponent Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
originalName I Mille ⓘ
partOf Italian unification ⓘ
Risorgimento ⓘ
pointOfDeparture Quarto, Genoa ⓘ
linked to: Quarto, near Genoa
primaryObjective annexation of southern Italy to the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
overthrow Bourbon rule in southern Italy ⓘ
recruitmentBasis volunteer enlistment ⓘ
result collapse of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
expansion of the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
facilitation of the unification of Italy ⓘ
significance key campaign in the Italian Risorgimento ⓘ
significantEvent conquest of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ
landing at Marsala ⓘ
startTime 1860 ⓘ
supportedBy Italian nationalists ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia (indirectly) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Sardinia
theaterOfOperations Sicily ⓘ
southern Italian mainland ⓘ
uniform red shirts ⓘ

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Expedition of the Thousand → alsoKnownAs → Garibaldi’s Thousand ⓘ
Nino Bixio → partOf → Garibaldi’s volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Garibaldi’s Thousand
Piemonte (steamship) → carried → Garibaldi’s Redshirts ⓘ
linked to: Garibaldi’s Thousand