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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Target entity: Expedition of the Thousand Context triple: [Kingdom of Sardinia, event, Expedition of the Thousand]
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War of the Sicilian Vespers
The War of the Sicilian Vespers was a late 13th-century conflict sparked by a popular uprising in Sicily against Angevin rule, leading to a protracted struggle for control of the island involving the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Naples.
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Battle of Derna
The Battle of Derna was a key military confrontation in eastern Libya in which rival Islamist factions and forces aligned with the internationally recognized government fought for control of the strategic coastal city of Derna during the Second Libyan Civil War.
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Italian Civil War
The Italian Civil War was a brutal internal conflict from 1943 to 1945 in which Italian partisans and the Kingdom of Italy fought against the fascist Italian Social Republic and its German allies during the final phase of World War II.
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Italian campaign
The Italian campaign was a series of Allied military operations in Italy during World War II aimed at knocking Italy out of the Axis and opening a new front against Germany in Europe.
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Battle of Sidi Barrani
The Battle of Sidi Barrani was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in which British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful offensive against Italian troops in Egypt, marking the opening phase of the North African Campaign.
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Target entity: Expedition of the Thousand Target entity description: 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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War of the Sicilian Vespers
The War of the Sicilian Vespers was a late 13th-century conflict sparked by a popular uprising in Sicily against Angevin rule, leading to a protracted struggle for control of the island involving the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Naples.
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Battle of Derna
The Battle of Derna was a key military confrontation in eastern Libya in which rival Islamist factions and forces aligned with the internationally recognized government fought for control of the strategic coastal city of Derna during the Second Libyan Civil War.
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Italian Civil War
The Italian Civil War was a brutal internal conflict from 1943 to 1945 in which Italian partisans and the Kingdom of Italy fought against the fascist Italian Social Republic and its German allies during the final phase of World War II.
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Italian campaign
The Italian campaign was a series of Allied military operations in Italy during World War II aimed at knocking Italy out of the Axis and opening a new front against Germany in Europe.
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Battle of Sidi Barrani
The Battle of Sidi Barrani was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in which British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful offensive against Italian troops in Egypt, marking the opening phase of the North African Campaign.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian unification campaign
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historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath |
contribution to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861
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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
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| politicalObjective |
overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in the Two Sicilies
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unification of southern Italy with the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| result |
annexation of southern Italy to the Kingdom of Sardinia
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collapse of Bourbon rule in southern Italy ⓘ victory for Garibaldi’s volunteers ⓘ |
| startDate | 1860-05-05 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
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Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form:
King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
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| usedVessel |
Lombardo (steamship)
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Piemonte (steamship) ⓘ |
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