Garibaldi Help / Hinderance (Booklet 3) Flashcards
After the Fall of the Roman republic, How far did his men have to travel?
800km
How many people survived the trip to San Marino after the fall of the Roman Republic?
1500 men survived, His Wife Anita also died
How many volunteers was G put in charge of in the 1859 war with Austria?
3000 Lombardy volunteers
What was G’s first task in the 1859 war against Austria?
Advance the Alps and attack the Austrian right flank - successfully crossed the Ticino river on the 23rd May
When and from whom did G protect the city of Varese from in the 1859 war against Austria? (Battle of Varese)
26th May 1859
General Karl Von Urban’s Austrian regiment.
On the same day of the battle of Varese, what did G also achieve?
Captured a lightly defended pas (Battle of San Fermo 27th May 1859)
Austria retreated to the quadrilateral
Why was Garibaldi bitter even after defeat of Austria during the 1859 war with Austria?
His home state of Nice and Savoy had been ceded to France. Referred to Cavour as a “Low intriguer.”
Why did Garibaldi sail to Sicily in May 1860?
Mazzini urged him to join the already beginning Sicilian uprising
How many troops and weapons did Garibaldi take to Sicily in May 1860?
1200 Volunteers
1000 Rifles with no ammo
and his current mistress
What did Garibaldi sail to Sicily in the name of?
“Italy and Victor Emmanuel”
Why didn’t Cavour like G’s Conquest to the south in May 1860?
Didn’t want to inherit the problems of the under-developed south so sent G away with no Ammunition.
When did Garibaldi arrive in Sicily?
11th May 1860
What was the Lucky reason that G’s ships didn’t face confrontation at the ports at Sicily? (May 1860)
British Naval ships arrived at the same time so his “thousand” weren’t fired upon.
By the time he marched to Palermo, how many extra volunteers had G gathered and how many troops did he face once in Palermo?
3000 G’s Army
20,000 Neapolitan troops
What happened in Palermo and who assisted Garibaldi?
3000 G’s army, Local mafia and marauding peasants helped G beat the 20,000 Neapolitan troops in a street fight.
Once self appointed dictator of Sicily, What reforms did he make to appease the peasants?
Abolished mail tax, Promised Land redistribution.
What did G do as dictator of Sicily that annoyed the peasants?
stopped appeasing them and turned attention to the upper classes - quelled peasant revolts.
Why did Garibaldi refuse to hand Sicily over to Piedmont immediately, despite applying Piedmontese law in the state?
So he could have enough influence over the population to have an army to attack Naples and Rome.
When did G begin his march to Naples?
22nd August
Why was claiming Naples so easy?
King Fernando had fled already so he arrived by train and appointed himself dictator by popular support.
At the point of appointing himself dictator of Naples, how many troops did G have to hand, and what did that army consist of?
60,000 Troops
Mazzinians, Republicans, Anti-Clericals
What did Cavour have to do to prevent Garibaldi from upsetting the Pope and catholic foreign powers?
March into Rome with VEII to defeat the papal army before G could in order to “save” the pope and then stop G from advancing any further.
What date did G and VEII meet after G’s conquest and what did G do upon meeting the king?
26th October 1860
Willingly handed over the south to Piedmontese control
How did the foreign powers think react to The second war of Italian independence and G’s conquest of the south? (Brits, Russian, Austria)
British opposed Nice and Savoy becoming French, but fully supported Italian independence.
Russia broke all ties with Italy because G unseated the bourbons in Naples
Austria reinforced its Venetian army
