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COMMANDER // 1807–1882

Giuseppe Garibaldi

admiralRiograndense RepublicSecond French Empire5 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1807 – 1882

18101820183018401850186018701880Uruguayan Civil War · 1839-1851Second Italian War of Independence · 1859Austro-Prussian War · 1866Great Siege of Montevideo — August 1, 1843 · Defense Government · Uruguayan Civil WarBattle of San Fermo — May 27, 1859 · Sardinia · Second Italian War of IndependenceBattle of Treponti — June 27, 1859 · Sardinia · Second Italian War of IndependenceBattle of Varese — May 26, 1859 · Sardinia · Second Italian War of IndependenceBattle of Bezzecca — July 21, 1866 · Kingdom of Italy · Austro-Prussian War

Active service 1843–1866 — 5 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 36.

Profile

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to the Unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered to be one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland", along with Camillo Benso di Cavour, King Victor Emmanuel II and Giuseppe Mazzini. Garibaldi is also known as the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in South America and Europe.

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Battles (5)

Last verified June 2026
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