Among their files lurks their king, to whom Europe has decreed the name of the Bombarder of his own subjects; and around him stand the most inexorable of the conspirators of Gaeta.
Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Among their files lurks their king, to whom Europe has decreed the name of the Bombarder of his own subjects; and around…”
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Garibaldi denounces the King of Naples and his supporters, highlighting their perceived cruelty and treachery.
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