Giovanni Battista Egisto Sivelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Giovanni Battista Egisto Sivelli

Italian soldier

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1843

Place of Birth: Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1934

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Giovanni Battista Egisto Sivelli

  • Giovanni Battista Egisto Sivelli (November 22, 1843 – November 1, 1934) was an Italian military veteran and the last surviving soldier of the Expedition of the Thousand.
  • At age 16, Sivelli secretly fled his home and joined Giuseppe Garibaldi in May, 1860.
  • Having been present in every battle of the expedition, he was discharged as a lieutenant.
  • In 1866, Sivelli joined the Italian Army and fought in the Third Italian War of Independence.
  • On May 5, 1915, he, along with a few other survivors, were present at the revealing of a new monument dedicated to the Thousand.
  • Sivelli died on November 1, 1934.

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