Expedition of the Thousand

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The Expedition of the Thousand was Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 volunteer military campaign in southern Italy that played a crucial role in the unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian unification campaign
historical event
military campaign
aftermath contribution to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861
plebiscites in southern Italy for annexation to Sardinia
alsoKnownAs Garibaldi’s Thousand
Expedition of the Thousand
surface form: Spedizione dei Mille
arrivalDate 1860-05-11
arrivalPoint Marsala
arrivalRegion Sicily
belligerent Kingdom of Naples
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

volunteers loyal to the Kingdom of Sardinia
commander Giuseppe Garibaldi
commandStructure Redshirts volunteer corps
country Kingdom of Sardinia
departureCountry Kingdom of Sardinia
departureDate 1860-05-05
departurePoint Quarto, near Genoa
endDate 1860-11-07
flag flag of Italy
surface form: Italian tricolour
hasParticipant Benedetto Cairoli
Francesco Crispi
Giovanni Acerbi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Nino Bixio
historicalSignificance decisive step in the creation of a unified Kingdom of Italy
ideology Italian nationalism
republicanism (among many volunteers)
keyBattle Battle of Calatafimi
Battle of Milazzo (1860)
Battle of Palermo (1860)
Battle of the Volturno (1860)
leader Giuseppe Garibaldi
location Kingdom of Naples
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Southern Italy
notableFeature mainly composed of civilian volunteers
numberOfVolunteers about 1,000 at departure
opponent Bourbon forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
partOf Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Italian unification

Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Risorgimento
politicalObjective overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in the Two Sicilies
unification of southern Italy with the Kingdom of Sardinia
result annexation of southern Italy to the Kingdom of Sardinia
collapse of Bourbon rule in southern Italy
victory for Garibaldi’s volunteers
startDate 1860-05-05
supportedBy Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
surface form: King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
usedVessel Lombardo (steamship)
Piemonte (steamship)

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Kingdom of Sardinia event Expedition of the Thousand
Italian Risorgimento hasPart Expedition of the Thousand
Italian Risorgimento hasPart Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Annexation of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Italian Risorgimento significantEvent Expedition of the Thousand
Expedition of the Thousand alsoKnownAs Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Spedizione dei Mille
Giuseppe Garibaldi notableFor Expedition of the Thousand
Giuseppe Garibaldi participatedIn Expedition of the Thousand
Second Italian War of Independence followedBy Expedition of the Thousand
Sicilian revolution of 1848 followedBy Expedition of the Thousand
Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy relatedEvent Expedition of the Thousand
Benedetto Cairoli participantIn Expedition of the Thousand
Francesco Crispi notableEvent Expedition of the Thousand
Francesco Crispi participantIn Expedition of the Thousand
Italian Wars of Independence hasPart Expedition of the Thousand
Nino Bixio participantIn Expedition of the Thousand
Nino Bixio partOf Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Expedition of the Thousand volunteers
Invasions of Italy hasPart Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Campaign of Garibaldi’s Expedition of the Thousand
Quarto, near Genoa significantEvent Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Giuseppe Garibaldi’s Expedition of the Thousand
Quarto, near Genoa associatedWithEvent Expedition of the Thousand
Piemonte (steamship) partOf Expedition of the Thousand
Battle of Calatafimi partOf Expedition of the Thousand
Battle of Calatafimi militaryTheater Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Sicilian campaign of 1860
Redshirts volunteer corps activeInConflict Expedition of the Thousand
Redshirts volunteer corps significantEvent Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Expedition of the Thousand 1860
Lombardo (steamship) participatedIn Expedition of the Thousand
Battle of Palermo (1860) conflict Expedition of the Thousand
Battle of Milazzo (1860) conflictOf Expedition of the Thousand
Battle of Milazzo (1860) commandStructure Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Garibaldi’s volunteer army
Battle of Milazzo (1860) relatedTo Expedition of the Thousand
Battle of the Volturno (1860) conflict Expedition of the Thousand
Battle of the Volturno (1860) campaign Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Garibaldi's campaign in southern Italy
Battle of the Volturno (1860) relatedEvent Expedition of the Thousand
this entity surface form: Expedition of the Thousand (1860)
Francis II of the Two Sicilies lostThroneIn Expedition of the Thousand
Bourbon-Two Sicilies lostPowerInEvent Expedition of the Thousand