Italy, Kingdom. Two Sicilies. An Expedition Of The Thousand Volunteers Medal, C.1860 Auction Archive Flieger Treffen in Berlin badge

Flieger Treffen in Berlin badge

near very fine)

before being discharged on the 29th

scattered lightly soiling

also some personal letters to comrades and family

Italy, Kingdom. Two Sicilies. An Expedition Of The Thousand Volunteers Medal, C.1860 Auction Archive Flieger Treffen in Berlin badgeIn silver, unmarked, measuring 30. 7 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Expedition of the Thousand Volunteers Medal was instituted on June 21, 1860. The Expedition of the Thousand was an event of the Italian Risorgimento that took place in 1860. A corps of volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi sailed from Quarto, near Genoa (now Quarto dei Mille) and landed in Marsala, Sicily, in order to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, ruled