Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Giuseppe Garibaldi

Battles of Giuseppe Garibaldi

Italian general, patriot and republican (1807–1882)

Giuseppe Garibaldi is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1843 and 1870: 10 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Italy (10), Uruguay (1), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 14,696 km apart end to end, 1,336 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Unification of Italy (4), Second Italian War of Independence (3), Uruguayan Civil War (1).

Battle of San FermoBattle of TrepontiBattle of CalatafimiSiege of PalermoBattle of MilazzoBattle of AspromonteBattle of DijonGreat Siege of MontevideoBattle of VareseBattle of VolturnusBattle of BezzeccaBattle of MentanaGreat Siege of MontevideoBattle of VareseBattle of VolturnusBattle of BezzeccaBattle of MentanaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHouston5000 km6.227N, 20.083W
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1843: 1 engagements1859: 3 engagements1860: 4 engagements4 in 18601862: 1 engagements1866: 1 engagements1867: 1 engagements1870: 1 engagements18431870
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Great Siege of Montevideo, 1843Battle of Varese, 1859Battle of San Fermo, 1859Battle of Treponti, 1859Battle of Volturnus, 1860Battle of Calatafimi, 1860Siege of Palermo, 1860Battle of Milazzo, 1860Battle of Aspromonte, 1862Battle of Bezzecca, 1866Battle of Mentana, 1867Battle of Dijon, 187018431870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 6

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
August 1843Great Siege of MontevideoMontevideo, UruguayCeasefire agreement; The siege is relieved after the...
26 May 1859Battle of VareseVarese, Italy11,085 km NESardinian victory
27 May 1859Battle of San FermoSan Fermo della Battaglia, Italy15 km ESardinian victory
1859Battle of TrepontiItaly104 km EAustrian victory
1860Battle of VolturnusVolturno, Italy579 km SEGaribaldine victory
15 May 1860Battle of CalatafimiCalatafimi-Segesta, Italy371 km SGaribaldine victory; Two Sicilies forces retreat; Garibaldi...
27 May 1860Siege of PalermoPalermo, Italy51 km NEGaribaldine victory
17 July 1860Battle of MilazzoMilazzo, Italy164 km EGaribaldine victory
1862Battle of AspromonteItaly67 km ERegular army victory
1866Battle of BezzeccaItaly963 km NWItalian victory
1867Battle of MentanaItaly456 km SFranco-Papal victory
29 October 1870Battle of DijonDijon, France840 km NW1st: Prussian victory; 2nd: Prussian victory; 3rd: French...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, In album: Cartes-de-visite portraits of U.S. Army officers, children, and others, p. 15, right., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.