When did Giuseppe Garibaldi enter Naples in 1860?

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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.

Giuseppe Garibaldi entered Naples on September 7, 1860, during his campaign to overthrow the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies as part of the Risorgimento. Following his successful landing in Calabria in August, his advance toward the city was met with little resistance as Bourbon rule collapsed, and he was welcomed as a hero upon his arrival.21