✦ History

Expedition of the Thousand

May 5 – October 26, 1860

Result Garibaldine victory

Garibaldi and about a thousand volunteers landed in Sicily and conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which then joined united Italy.

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Battles 1

May 27–30, 1860
Siege of Palermo Garibaldine victory Palermo Giuseppe Garibaldi

Key commanders

Garibaldi and Sardinia 4

Victor Emmanuel II King of Sardinia, Met Garibaldi at Teano and took over the south Giuseppe Garibaldi Commander, Led the volunteers from Genoa to Naples Giacomo Medici military commander Enrico Cosenz military commander

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 3

Francis II of the Two Sicilies belligerent leader Giosuè Ritucci military commander Francesco Landi military commander

Italy 1

Giuseppe Garibaldi military commander