Siege of Palermo
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The siege of Palermo took place between 27 and 30 May 1860 in Palermo, Sicily, during the Expedition of the Thousand led by Giuseppe Garibaldi against the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, as part of the I
Garibaldi in Palermo by Giovanni Fattori, c. 1860
Bombardment of Palermo by General Lanza
Redshirts crossing the Ponte dell'Ammiraglio
Garibaldi's volunteers defending a barricade at Porta Felice
Ferdinando Beneventano del Bosco was a Two Sicilian Brigadier General of the Army of the Two Sicilies. He was one of the few charismatic figures during the Expedition of the Thousand and a primary fig
General Bosco evacuating Milazzo, Illustrated Times, 1860