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Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian History, Biographies
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Giuseppe Garibaldi[garibOl´dE, Ital. jOOzep´pA gArEbAl´dE] Pronunciation Key - In South America
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Garibaldi was born at Nice and as a youth entered the Sardinian navy. Under the influence of Mazzini he became involved in an unsuccessful republican plot and fled (1835) to South America. There he gained his first experience in guerrilla warfare. He served (1836–42) the state of Rio Grande do Sul in its rebellion against Brazil and fought (1842–46) in the Uruguayan civil war, winning fame for his heroism. In Brazil he met Anita Ribeiro da Silva, whom he married in 1842.
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