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Siege of Palermo | |||||||
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Part of the Expedition of the Thousand | |||||||
![]() Garibaldi in Palermo by Giovanni Fattori, c. 1860 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Giuseppe Garibaldi |
Ferdinando Lanza ![]() | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,750[1] | 18,000[1]–22,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
200 killed 800 wounded[1] | ||||||
600 civilians killed[2] |
The siege of Palermo took place between 27 and 30 May 1860 in Palermo, Sicily, during the Expedition of the Thousand led by Giuseppe Garibaldi against the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, as part of the Italian unification wars.