The Campaign of Garibaldi in the Two SiciliesW. Blackwood and sons, 1861 - 357 pages |
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advance amongst Ancona Angelo arms army arrival artillery attack Auletta Austrians Basilicata battalion battery Bersaglieri Bertani Bixio bombardment Bosco brigade Cacciatori Cajazzo Calabrese Calabrese bands Calabria Calatafimi Caldarelli Capua carriage Caserta Castello castle Castrovillari cavalry chief Cialdini Colonel column command Cosenz Crown Octavo division Eboli Edition endeavour enemy English Europe expedition Faro fight fire Foolscap 8vo force French Gaeta Gari Garibaldi garrison Genoa guns halted honour hope horses inhabitants Isernia Italian Italy King land Medici Melazzo Messina miles Missori Monteleone morning mountain Naples National Guard Neapolitan night numerous o'clock Octavo officers organised palace Palermo passed Peard Piedmont Piedmontese population portion position prisoners proclamation received Reggio Regi regiment retired retreat road royal ruins Salerno Santa Maria Scylla sent Sicilians Sicily Sirtori soldiers Squadri St Elmo steamers Stocco Teano tion town troops Turin Türr Victor Emmanuel village Vols Volturno whilst wounded
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