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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “It grew in numbers, with new recruits, soldiers of a day, but who fought like veterans!”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
It grew in numbers, with new recruits, soldiers of a day, but who fought like veterans!
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Garibaldi describes the rapid growth and exceptional fighting spirit of his new recruits.

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