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Giuseppe Garibaldi: Among their files lurks their king, to whom Europe has decreed the name of the Bombarder of his own subjects; and around…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
Among their files lurks their king, to whom Europe has decreed the name of the Bombarder of his own subjects; and around him stand the most inexorable of the conspirators of Gaeta.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Garibaldi denounces the King of Naples and his supporters, highlighting their perceived cruelty and treachery.

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