On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
The authority of a commander availed nothing; nor could all the exertions made by myself and a few officers control their unbridled cupidity.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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gutenberg.orgGiuseppe Garibaldi: “The authority of a commander availed nothing; nor could all the exertions made by myself and a few officers control…”
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Garibaldi laments the complete failure of his authority and the efforts of his officers to control the rampant greed of his soldiers during the town's pillage.
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