Giacomo Medici (general)
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Giacomo Medici, Marchese del Vascello was an Italian nobleman, patriot and soldier.
Giacomo Medici
Expedition of the Thousand
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The Expedition of the Thousand was an event of the unification of Italy that took place in 1860. A corps of volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi sailed from Quarto al Mare near Genoa and landed in Mar
Giacomo Medici (general)
…the command of a battalion, and distinguished himself in the Battle of Varese. The following year, he participated in the expedition of "The Thousand" (I Mille), fighting in the Battle of Milazzo, at Messina, and in the Battle of the Volturno. Joining the regular army, he was appointed military commandant of…
The beginning of the expedition at Quarto al Mare, Genoa
Monumental obelisk on the rock (Scoglio dei Mille) at Quarto al Mare (5.6 km south-east of the Old Port of Genoa), from which the Expedition of the Thousand departed on the night of 5 May 1860. On top of the monument is placed the Stella d'Italia ("Star of Italy")
Francesco Crispi, one of the architects of Italian unification
Giuseppe Mazzini, highly influential leader of the Italian revolutionary and activist for the unification of Italy movement