Giuseppe Garibaldi: Hero of Two Worlds | Unifying Italy | Extra History | Part 1

As French shells rain down on Rome, Giuseppe Garibaldi stands resolute before his troops, in his iconic sombrero and poncho. He's leading the defense of Rome and has become legendary, by fearlessly smoking on the city walls as snipers aim at him and hosting dinner parties where guests fall to artillery shrapnel. But his dream of a united independent Italy didn't begin here, but on a small merchant vessel when he was young.

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[jaydenriemer]

Giuseppe Garibaldi doesn't get nearly as much recognition as he deserves, he played a massive role in uniting Italy, he was a great general, and just a generally a badass

[mariadefatimamacedosaez]

As a Brazilian, hearing Matt saying Ragamuffin, i was like:
"The WHAT?"
Also, it's RIO Grande do Sul. NOT "Grande do Sul"

[TheBloccobill]

E ANDIAMOOO!
As an italian, im so happy you covered such an important figure in italian culture!

[lucaballarati]

As an italian, I started the video thinking I'd see a less glamorous image of Garibaldi than the one I'd been taught in school. Instead it turns out Giuseppe was even more of a badass than I was ever told.

[ender]

Never thought I'd be impressed by a historical figure's love interest being at least 18 but after years of watching history videos, here we are

[mrduckman]

Fun fact: Garibaldi is so loved around the two words that is the only historical character to ever appear in both Us and Ussr's stamps.
Another fun fact: since Garibaldi's expertise in warfare so was known in all the world that Abraham Lincoln sent an ambassador to Italy in order to enlist Garibaldi to fight for the Union as general, but he refused since there was no 100% garantee that the slaves would be freed in case of North's victory.

[frankboring]

Finally, they did Bismarck. Finally, we're getting Giuseppe, Garibaldi.

[girl]

Garibaldi wasn't selling BS when he told the troops the reality of what they would suffer if they joined him in the mountains, he was telling the honest to God truth. That straight out honesty makes him quite the trustworthy leader when he doesn't spout lies and just is straight out honest with the reality of the situation.

[also_arles]

NAPOLEON JUMPSCARE???!! I thought I was free from his presence... 😨

[joshuafrimpong]

First History matters, now Extra history. I'm eating well tonight. How about you guys?

[neilhannan]

The Napoleon of Italy he deserved his own movie or better his own series, like how HBO Rome is based on Juilus Caescar ❤

[diogomiceli]

As an Italian-Brazilian, I went nuts about this series! Thanks a lot guys!

Viva l'Italia! Viva o Brasil! 🇮🇹🇧🇷

[forexed]

During the US Civil war, a Union Infantry Regiment of mixed nationalities was called the "Garibaldi Guards" though they would be defeated when Jackson would attack Harpers Ferry.

[BHuang]

"Hero of Two Worlds"

Lafayette: *Am I a joke to you?*

[eduseixas]

Im a gaucho from the Rio Grande do Sul state....that man is a beast...the farrapos war would be a lot different if he was not here.
Also we have in the state a town called garibaldi... settled by italians.

[thesephiam]

Straight up “fireflying it” is one of my favorite lines this show has ever said.

[Cristianoify]

Honestly: about fucking time! Garibaldi was one of the europe most influential person in post Napoleon era and had an incredible life. Keep up with the good work!

[LegioXXl]

As an Italian who watched since the release of the Sengoku Jidai and everything, thank you for talking about our Giuseppe Garibaldi

[dokuro]

My great great grandfather was one of those 4000 men who followed Garibaldi. I am happy that finally someone tells the story outside of Italy.

[MarkPag]

Hi from Italy!🇮🇹 Finally something that doesn't talk about the Roman Empire, the Renaissance or Fascism from a english channel. I'm happy that you at Extra History talk about the Risorgimento and the Unification of Italy.