On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
I had to contemplate a terrible spectacle on every vessel, as I visited them all in succession, the decks being strewn with the dead.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “I had to contemplate a terrible spectacle on every vessel, as I visited them all in succession, the decks being strewn…”
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Garibaldi describes the grim scene he encountered on his vessels after a devastating battle, highlighting the human cost of conflict.
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