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Facts

Also Known As Spedizione dei Mille
Date May 5, 1860 - October 26, 1860
Location Italy
Participants Giuseppe Garibaldi • Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Context Risorgimento

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Giuseppe Garibaldi in Sicily
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Key People

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian revolutionary
Francesco Crispi
Italian statesman
Agostino Bertani
Italian physician and politician
Sir James Lacaita
Italian politician and diplomat