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Spanish intervention against Garibaldi

Spanish intervention can delay Garibaldi's campaign in southern Italy but is unlikely to halt Italian unification.

Alternate HistoryGiuseppe GaribaldiItalian UnificationSpain
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Question

What happens if Spain intervenes in favor of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies against Garibaldi?

Short answer

Garibaldi's southern campaign is delayed and complicated, but unification probably resumes once Spain can no longer sustain the intervention.

Notes

The panel expects Garibaldi to wait and try again after Spanish attention wanes. Intervention could delay the conquest of Sicily and southern Italy without removing the forces driving unification. Local support for a united Italy would make a sustained Spanish defense of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies politically difficult. Spain also lacked the condition and resources for an indefinite expeditionary commitment.