Best remembered for his leadership and dedication in the Italian unification process known as the Risorgimento, Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian general and a politician. Before he became involved in the Italian unification Garibaldi was born in Nice, when it was controlled by the French, on July 4, 1807. His family was involved in coastal trade. Naturally, he was drawn to life at sea. In 1832, he was certified as a merchant marine captain. While taking a shipment to Russia, Garibaldi met Giovanni Battista Cuneo. Following Garibaldi’s time with Cuneo, he met Giuseppe Mazzini. Mazzini triggered Garibaldi’s interest and led to Garibaldi’s influence on the Italian unification.
Garibaldi failed a rebellion in Piedmont and he had to flee for his life. While hiding and fighting for his life in South America, he met Anita, who he later married and they had four children together. She also fought alongside him. While fighting battles in South America, his worry for his home country never ceased to haunt him. Eventually he decided to return to Italy after hearing about an outbreak in Palermo in 1848.
The First Italian War of Independence, fought between the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Austrian Empire was Garibaldi’s first chance to unify Italy. While he successfully led two minor victories during the war, the war was overall unsuccessful. Following the war he fought battles for Rome but eventually returned to Italy and to fight in the Second Italian War of Independence. Garibaldi became a major general and he gathered volunteers to fight with him. Together they won victories over the Austrians.
In 1860, Garibaldi won many significant battles. He gained fame among many people and people had great faith in him. He continued to win significant and difficult battles but he had not defeated the Neapolitan army. Garibaldi’s army was outnumbered by the Neapolitan army. Following the Battle of Volturno, Garibaldi realized his chances of capturing Rome were diminished and he handed all of his territorial gains to the Piedmontese. But when Napoleon III guaranteed Rome’s independence from Italy, Garibaldi sailed to Palermo and gained more volunteers to fight with him.
Garibaldi and his followers fought hard but when he and many others were wounded or taken prisoner the battle for Rome failed. Garibaldi did not take part in battle again until 1860, in the Austro-Prussian War, also known as the Third Italian War of Independence.
Garibaldi failed a rebellion in Piedmont and he had to flee for his life. While hiding and fighting for his life in South America, he met Anita, who he later married and they had four children together. She also fought alongside him. While fighting battles in South America, his worry for his home country never ceased to haunt him. Eventually he decided to return to Italy after hearing about an outbreak in Palermo in 1848.
The First Italian War of Independence, fought between the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Austrian Empire was Garibaldi’s first chance to unify Italy. While he successfully led two minor victories during the war, the war was overall unsuccessful. Following the war he fought battles for Rome but eventually returned to Italy and to fight in the Second Italian War of Independence. Garibaldi became a major general and he gathered volunteers to fight with him. Together they won victories over the Austrians.
In 1860, Garibaldi won many significant battles. He gained fame among many people and people had great faith in him. He continued to win significant and difficult battles but he had not defeated the Neapolitan army. Garibaldi’s army was outnumbered by the Neapolitan army. Following the Battle of Volturno, Garibaldi realized his chances of capturing Rome were diminished and he handed all of his territorial gains to the Piedmontese. But when Napoleon III guaranteed Rome’s independence from Italy, Garibaldi sailed to Palermo and gained more volunteers to fight with him.
Garibaldi and his followers fought hard but when he and many others were wounded or taken prisoner the battle for Rome failed. Garibaldi did not take part in battle again until 1860, in the Austro-Prussian War, also known as the Third Italian War of Independence.