It was no bad emblem of the whole sea and land might of the Bourbon—worse than useless against foreign aggression, wholly and exclusively directed to crush internal commotion.
Reflecting on the Bourbon military, Garibaldi critiques its ineffectiveness against external threats and its focus on internal repression.
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