On the 1st of October, a fatal and fratricidal day, when Italians fought, on the Volturno, against Italians, with all the energy which man displays against man; the bayonets of my companions in arms found also on that occasion the victory in their gigantic footsteps.
Reflecting on the Battle of Volturno, Garibaldi describes the tragic nature of Italians fighting against each other.
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