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Did Garibaldi have enemies?

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Garibaldi had plenty of enemies, from rulers of countries whose power he challenged with his Red Shirts volunteers (such as the Hapsburgs, the Bourbons and the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), to envious politicians who resented his popularity and opposed his participation in political bodies. read more

Garibaldi was one of these nationalists, and was always associated with them, since his youth. He was an Italian nationalist, dreaming of liberating his country from the Kings of the Two Sicilies and the Emperor of Austria, later Austria-Hungary. read more

For his part, Garibaldi did his best to stir the island. “Our enemies are fleeing toward Palermo,” he reported. “Tell the Sicilians that any kind of weapon is good enough for a brave man.” The push for general rebellion was having its effect. read more

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