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2. Garibaldi and 'the thousand' Flashcards

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Exile and royal service 1849-59

1. how did garibaldi keep in touch with event happening in Italy from Caprera? (small island he lived on)

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  1. through the National society
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Exile and royal service 1849-59

2. what was the national society working for

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  1. the unification of Italy as a monarchy under leadership of the King of Piedmont
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Exile and royal service 1849-59

3. How did Garibaldi get involved with the war in 1859

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  1. Cavour and VE met with Garibaldi (after Cavour had sent an invitation) and gave him details of the plans of forcing war with Austria
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Exile and royal service 1849-59

4. Why was Garibaldi kept away from main battle in 1859 war

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  1. Cavour didn’t trust him
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Exile and royal service 1849-59

5. Garibaldi won a succesful Alpine campaign in 1859 war and was given

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  1. gold medal for valour (highest military decoration in Piedmont)
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Sicily - the preparations

1. how many men did Garibaldi collect

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  1. 1200 (known as the thousand)
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Sicily - the preparations

2. when did revolt begin in Sicily

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  1. April 1860
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Sicily - the preparations

3. who was revolt in Sicily organised by

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  1. followers of Mazzini (urged garibaldi to take his men to island)
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Cavours attitude (sicily)
1. why did Cavour refuse Garibaldis request for arms and equipment for expedition and make it clear that it went without piedmontese support?
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  1. thought it was going to fail (number of men and resources too small vs enemy)
    thought sicily was too poor and backward to be ready for takeover by piedmont
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Success in Sicily

1. When did Garibaldi reach Marsala in Sicily

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  1. 11th May
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Success in Sicily

2. why was garibaldi lucky being allowed to land in Marasala

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  1. arrived alongside a detachment of Britain’s navy so local commander didn’t attack
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Success in Sicily

3. when the thousand reached Palermo how many troops did they have? how many did they come against in Palermo

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  1. 3000.

20,000

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Success in Sicily

4. What helped Garibaldis success in taking Palermo/Sicily

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earlier revolt had left island in a state of chaos.

garibaldis dashing and bold style of leadership

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Governing Sicily

1. how did Garibaldi betray Mazzini’s teaching about the importance of supporting the underprivileged

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  1. he suppressed peasant revolts (he needed stability in the island to use Sicily as a jumping off ground for an attack on Naples)
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Governing Sicily

2. Why did Garibaldi refuse to hand over Sicily to VE

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  1. thought Cavour would stop him using Sicily as a base for the campaign against Naples
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Naples

1. How did Cavour try to stop Garibaldi taking Naples

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  1. tried to arrange revolution in Naples in Favour of VE = failed
    gave orders to stop Garibaldi and his men crossing the straits of Messina to the mainland = failed. garibaldi too quick and dodged ships sent to stop him
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Naples

2. how did Garibaldi overtake naples

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  1. fought his way north

king of Naples left city and Garibaldi accepted its surrender

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Naples

3. why was Garibaldi delayed in Naples for 2 months? what did this give time for

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  1. barred by Neapolitan military stronghold in north

gave Cavour time to act

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Cavour forestalls Garibaldi

1. what was the danger of Garibaldis expedition to take over papal states

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  1. France and the rest of Catholic Europe would act if the Pope or the city of Rome were threatened
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Cavour forestalls Garibaldi

2. why did the fact that many of the Garibaldi (60,000) were Mazzinians upset Cavour

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  1. were opposed to church = would happily attack rome

republicans = a threat to Cavours position

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Cavour forestalls Garibaldi

3. Why did France not act when Cavours army was sent through Papal states?

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  1. Cavour had made agreement with Napoleon III
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Unification almost complete

1. when did Garibaldi hand over naples and sicily to VE

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  1. 26th October 1860
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Unification almost complete

2. what did VE offer Garibaldi and why did GAribaldi refuse

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  1. rank of major general, title of prince, large pension, a castle.
    felt VE had behaved badly towars red shirts. refused to inspect them and had not signed proclamation f thanks sent to them
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Was garibaldi local to VE
1. 1859 fought for piedmont against austria
2. March 1860 Nice (birthplace) ceded to France
3. may-july 1860 took Sicily which he refused to give to piedmont
4 October 1860 handed over sicily and naples to VE

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  1. yes
  2. doubtful
  3. no
    4 yes

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