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When and where did Garibaldiās Expedition of the Thousand land in Sicily?
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unification of Italy
The unification of Italy. The dates are those of annexation, first to Sardinia-Piedmont and after 1861 to the Kingdom of Italy.
During the Expedition of the Thousand, a pivotal campaign in the Risorgimento, Giuseppe Garibaldi and his force of over 1,000 volunteers landed at the western Sicilian port of Marsala on May 11, 1860.12