Giovanni Battista Egisto Sivelli Explained

Giovanni Battista Egisto
Birth Date:22 November 1843
Birth Place:Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia
Death Place:Genoa, Italy
Allegiance:Kingdom of Italy
Battles:Expedition of the ThousandThird Italian War of Independence
Rank:Lieutenant

Giovanni Battista Egisto Sivelli (22 November 1843  - 1 November 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 5 May 1915, along with a few other survivors, he was present at the unveiling of a new monument dedicated to the Thousand. Sivelli died on 1 November 1934.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New section dedicated to GARIBALDINO LIGURIAN. Genovamusei. 2012-01-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120126224914/http://www.museidigenova.it/spip.php?article555. 2012-01-26.