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How many volunteers joined Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Expedition of the Thousand?

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Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi wearing a beret and cloak, with a full beard and mustache, looking toward the camera. — Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi, c. 1860–82.

In the Expedition of the Thousand, Giuseppe Garibaldi embarked from Quarto on the night of May 5–6, 1860, with more than 1,000 volunteers. These men were primarily idealistic young northerners who joined the campaign to support the Risorgimento and the unification of Italy.1