1860 Garbaldini in Sicily pictures

[Grigork]

Pictures I took in 2008 at the Victor Emmanuel monument in Rome:

http://thewargamingmegalomaniac.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/1860-garbaldini-in-sicily.html

My favorite being:

[gringo]

grigork''   great pic.............any more in reserve?

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Ged
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[italwars]

the interesting things is the presence of Neapolitan prisoners..some of them in red pants...mixed with crey-blue ones...service and campaign uniforms items together...
the evidence of their use in battle is given in a book from a Garibaldini in which answering to the alarmed question from a Sicilian gentleman volunteer (traitor) : "beware French units are present on the battlefield"..he answered.."take it easy..also the Neapolitans wear red trousers"

[gringo]

italwars...great bit of trouser-wear insight there!!

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Ged
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[Grigork]

I have pictures covering 1862,1866 and 1870 to post. I thought I had more pictures of Papal uniforms from 1848 to 62 but sadly I remembered I wasn't allowed to take photos in the Castle San Angelo.

[gringo]

looking forward to seeing the collection of pics!

cheers
Ged
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[italwars]

I have pictures covering 1862,1866 and 1870 to post. I thought I had more pictures of Papal uniforms from 1848 to 62 but sadly I remembered I wasn't allowed to take photos in the Castle San Angelo.

My City of Rome is such a mess and the museums led as 3rd Word Country with incompetent ruffian employees unable to speak a world in English that is really a shame that they also annoy people from Foreign Countries interested in our history with such an unpractical  prohibition.