Unification of Italy - Garibaldi landed near Marsala on the west coast of Sicily
Time: Sunday May 6, 1860
Place: Italy
Details: On 6 May 1860, Garibaldi and his cadre of about a thousand Italian volunteers, steamed from Quarto near Genoa, and, after a stop in Talamone on 11 May, landed near Marsala on the west coast of Sicily.
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