Garibaldi, Giuseppe
Garibaldi, Giuseppe ( 1807 – 82 )Italian patriot and military leader. He was a hero of the Risorgimento (the movement for the unification and independence of Italy), who began his political activity as a member of the Young Italy Movement. After involvement in the early struggles against Austrian rule in the 1830s and 1840s he commanded a volunteer force on the Sardinian side in 1859 , and successfully led his ‘Red Shirts’ to victory in Sicily and southern Italy in 1860 – 61 , thus playing a vital part in the establishment of a united kingdom of Italy. He was less successful in his attempts to conquer the papal territories around French-held Rome in 1862 and 1867 .
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