Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian patriot. Born in Nice, France, July 4, 1807. Died in Caprera, Italy, June 2, 1882.
Garibaldi played a leading role in the unification of Italy. In 1833 he joined Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy, a political society devoted to ending foreign domination of Italy and unifying it as a republic. Entering the Sardinian navy, Garibaldi became involved in an unsuccessful plot against the king and had to flee to South America. There he fought with Brazilian rebels and then in the Uruguayan civil war.
When revolution swept over Europe in 1848, Gari¬baldi returned to fight for Sardinia against Austria. After Sardinia's defeat he joined Mazzini in Rome, where in 1849 they set up the short-lived Roman republic. Driven out by French troops after weeks of heroic resistance, Garibaldi was again forced to flee Italy. He took refuge in the United States and worked as a candlemaker in New York City.
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