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
Garibaldi's Position—A Pause in Hostilities—A Period of
Preparation—Public Anxiety—The Sicilian Fortresses—Catania—Milazzo
—Boats, Men, and Arms Collected at Faro—Landing Attempted at Scylla—A
Small Body Succeed, 340
CHAPTER XIII.
The Uncertainty of the Prospect—Apprehensions—Garibaldi's Mysterious
Disappearance—The Expedition Prepared in Sardinia—His Change of
Plans—Sails from Giardini, and Lands at Reggio, 348
CHAPTER XIV.
The Condition of Naples in past Months—The Government Crisis Royal
Decree—How it was Received—Cruelties Practised—First Movements of the
People, 354
CHAPTER XV.
The Condition of Naples since the Reign of Terror in April—Agitation on
Garibaldi's Approach, 368
CHAPTER XVI.
Garibaldi's Journey through Calabria—Reaches Palermo—Enters
Naples—Enthusiasm and Good Order of the People—The New Government—The
Army and Navy—Various Occurrences, 374
CHAPTER XVII.
The Good Order in Naples—Its Causes—Garibaldi Visits Palermo—Returns—The
King and his Army at Gaeta and Capua—Description and History of Gaeta
and Capua—Present Condition of Gaeta, 396
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Royal Palace and Gardens of Caserta—Change of Times—The River
Volturno—Position of the King's Troops and Garibaldi's—The Battle of
Volturno, 403
CHAPTER XIX.
The Pope urged by France and Sardinia to Dismiss his Foreign
Troops—Inconsistencies of Louis Napoleon—Marked Changes of Times,
Doctrines, and Measures—Victor Emanuel's Demands Pressed on the
Pope—Conspiracies and Insurrections in the Pope's Remaining
Dominions—The Ultimatum Refused—General Cialdini Marches—Battle of
Castelfidaro—Capture of Spoleto, Ancona, Perugia, and other
Places—Victor Enters the Kingdom of Naples, 416
CHAPTER XX.
The Present Position of Things—Doubts Respecting Garibaldi—Descriptions
of the Camp at Capua—England Declares for Victor Emanuel—Garibaldi's
Proclamations—Meeting of Garibaldi and Victor Emanuel, 431
CHAPTER XXI.
Garibaldi's Announcement of Victor Emanuel's Approach to Naples—They
Enter Together—Garibaldi Resigns his Dictatorship—Capitulation and
Surrender of Capua—His Address to the Hungarian Huzzars—His Farewell to
his Troops—He Sails for Caprera—Unexpected Changes—Letters Describing
them, 439
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[Illustration:
_FAC SIMILE OF GARIBALDI'S LETTER TO THEODORE DWIGHT
CONFIDING TO HIM HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY._ (SEE INTRODUCTION.)
_LITH. OF SARONY, MAJOR & KNAPP, 449 BROADWAY. N. Y._]
]
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Footnote 1:
(TRANSLATION.)
STATEN ISLAND, _30th October, 1850_.
"DEAR MR. THEODORE DWIGHT:
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