Guiseppe Garibaldi was the most famous freedom fighter of Italy. He was bom in the town of Nice in 1807. His father was an officer on a merchant ship. He was sentenced to death for a naval mutiny. At that time, Garibaldi went to America. He received training in guerilla warfare there. He formed a patriotic group named the ‘Red Coats’. In 1860, the Sicilian people revolted against the autocratic rulers of the Bumo dynasty and invited Garibaldi to lead the revolt. Garibaldi established control over Sicily in June 1860. Garibaldi declared Victor Emmanuel as the ruler of the annexed territories.