Ricciotti Garibaldi

Ricciotti Garibaldi
File:Ricciotti Garibaldi.jpg Ricciotti Garibaldi
Born	(1847-02-24)24 February 1847 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	Riofreddo, Italy
Allegiance	United Kingdom Mexico Italy
Rank	Brigadier-general
Commands held	Commander of Garibaldi Legion
Battles/wars	Battle of Bezzecca (1866) Battle of Mentana (1867) 1870, during his father's expedition in support to France during the Franco-Prussian War
Spouse(s)	Harriet Constance Hopcraft
Relations	Son of the father of Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Anita Garibaldi Father of Giuseppe Garibaldi II

Ricciotti Garibaldi (February 24, 1847 - July 17, 1924) was an Italian soldier, the fourth son of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Anita Garibaldi.

Born in Montevideo, he was named in honour of Nicola Ricciotti who had been executed during the failed expedition of the Bandiera Brothers against the Kingdom of Naples. He spent much of his youth in Nice, Caprera and England.

In 1866, alongside his father, he took part in the Battle of Bezzecca (1866) and the Battle of Mentana (1867); in 1870, during his father's expedition in support to France during the Franco-Prussian War, he fought for the Army of the Vosges, during which he occupied Châtillon and, at Pouilly, captured the sole Prussian flag lost during the war.

After a failed attempt to create market enterprises in America and Australia, he was a deputy in the Italian Parliament from 1887 to 1890. In the Turkish-Greek war in 1897 and 1912 he fought with the Greek Army against the Ottomans with other Garibaldines.

Of his six sons, five including Peppino (Giuseppe Jr.; 1879–1950) and Ezio were soldiers in WWI. He had also a daughter, Anita, who died in 1962.

Ricciotti Garibaldi died in Rome in 1924.

External links

• Garibaldi family (French)