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Giuseppe Garibaldi: The presence of those troops was also an insult to Italy, as their express object was to oppose the movement in the free…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
The presence of those troops was also an insult to Italy, as their express object was to oppose the movement in the free territories.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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He describes the presence of foreign troops as an affront to Italy, given their explicit aim to suppress liberation movements in free territories.

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