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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “Extraordinary are the ravages of the royal troops—villas sacked and burned.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Extraordinary are the ravages of the royal troops—villas sacked and burned.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Garibaldi describes the extensive destruction and looting carried out by the royal troops.

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