Please answer the following question: Facts:   - party: young italy      - birth date: 4 july 1807    - branch: kingdom of sardinia kingdom of italy    - caption: garibaldi in 1866    - death date: 2 june 1882    - spouse: anita raimondi -lrb- for one day -rrb- , francesca armosino garibaldi 1842 1849 ; her death , giuseppina    - office: member of the senate of the kingdom of italy    - term end: 2 june 1882    - serviceyears: active : 1835 -- 1871    - unit: hunters of the alps    - name: giuseppe garibaldi    - death place: caprera , kingdom of italy    - birth place: nice , first french empire    - signature: appletons ' garibaldi giuseppe signature.png    - nationality: italian    - battles: ragamuffin -lrb- 1848-1866 -rrb- : war -lrb- 1835-1845 -rrb- italian war of independence    - allegiance: kingdom of sardinia kingdom of italy    - children: eight children including ricciotti garibaldi -lrb- 1847-1924 -rrb-    - term start: 18 february 1861    - image: giuseppe garibaldi -lrb- 1866 -rrb- . jpg    - rank: general   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of giuseppe garibaldi .
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giuseppe garibaldi -lrb- ; 4 july 1807 -- 2 june 1882 -rrb- was an italian general and politician who played a large role in the history of italy .he is considered , with camillo cavour , victor emmanuel ii and giuseppe mazzini , as one of italy 's `` fathers of the fatherland '' .garibaldi was a central figure in the italian risorgimento , since he personally commanded and fought in many military campaigns that led eventually to the formation of a unified italy .he was appointed general by the provisional government of milan in 1848 , general of the roman republic in 1849 by the minister of war , and led the expedition of the thousand on behalf and with the consent of victor emmanuel ii .he has been called the `` hero of two worlds '' because of his military enterprises in brazil , uruguay and europe .these earned him a considerable reputation in italy and abroad , aided by exceptional international media coverage at the time .many of the greatest intellectuals of his time , such as victor hugo , alexandre dumas , and george sand , showered him with admiration .the united kingdom and the united states helped him a great deal , offering him financial and military support in difficult circumstances .in the popular telling of his story , he is associated with the red shirts worn by his volunteers in lieu of a uniform .