The Life of General Garibaldi: Translated from his private papers; with the history of his splendid exploits in Rome, Lombardy, Sicily and Naples, to the present time.Garibaldi, Giuseppe
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The Life of General Garibaldi: Translated from his private papers; with the history of his splendid exploits in Rome, Lombardy, Sicily and Naples, to the present time.
Garibaldi, Giuseppe
Garibaldi, Giuseppe, 1807-1882
These bold and successful operations, so briefly described, were of the
highest importance, in their results, both by driving back the enemy, by
encouraging the Republicans, and by adding to their reputation. The rout
of the Neapolitans was so decisive, that they gave no further annoyance,
and never appeared again during the war.
As for the poor Spanish army, which had landed on the coast, in
obedience to the call of the poor Pope, they did nothing but issue a few
bombastic proclamations, and kept themselves out of harm's way.
The French, in the meantime, were preparing to take decisive measures
against Rome. The wounded, whom they had left behind them on the 30th of
April, had been tenderly nursed by the Roman ladies, who had volunteered
to attend at the hospitals; and three or four hundred prisoners had been
harangued in the Corso, by the commander-in-chief, addressed as
brother-republicans, in the name of the government and people, and
dismissed without exchange or parole, with open gates, to return to
Civitavecchia. On their arrival there, however, full of their praises of
the noble Romans, they were immediately shipped for France, for fear of
their influence among the troops.
The French army soon moved, in great force, for Rome, with heavy
artillery and all preparations for a siege. But their first step was to
violate the amnesty, by suddenly attacking the outposts, the night
before the time limited by the armistice, and while they were almost
unprotected.
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(Translated from the Monitore Romano, of June 8, 1849.)
GENERAL GARIBALDI'S ACCOUNT OF THE
ACTION OF JUNE 3d, 1849,
WITH THE FRENCH, AT VILLAS CORSINI AND VASCELLO.
On leaving the Bastion, the ground on the right rises a little in the
direction of the Villa Vascello; and on the left forms, by a gentle
descent, a little valley, which leads towards the French camp.
From the gate of San Pancrazio a street leads directly to the Vascello,
(two hundred and fifty paces,) and then divides. The principal branch
descends on the right along the garden of the Villa Corsini, surrounded
by high walls, and goes on to join the great road to Civitavecchia.
Another, flanked by hedges, leads directly to the Villa Corsini, which
is three hundred paces in front of the Villa Vascello. And the third
road turns to the left, and is prolonged, like the first, by the wall of
the garden of the Villa Corsini.
The Villa Vascello is a large and massive fabric of three stories,
surrounded by gardens and walls. In front of the Villa (fifty paces) is
a small house, from which firing may be made against the windows of the
Villa Corsini.
On the left road, (one hundred paces,) beyond the point of separation of
the streets, are two small houses, one behind the garden of Villa
Corsini, the other twenty paces before, on the left of the street.
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