Gari govern Sicily

• Garibaldi appointed himself as a dictator of Sicily and at first was sympathetic to the aims of the peasant revolt - abolished tax collected on corn being milled into flour - won support of peasants by promising a redistribution of their land
• But he changed sides and oppressed new peasant revolts - lost support of peasants BUT won that the landlords needed their help to restore law and order
• Garibaldi needed peace and stability to use Sicily as a jumping odd ground for an attack on mainland - his obsession with a united Italy led him to betray Mazzini’s teachings
• Report to Cavour in June 1860 showed it wasn’t well
• Part of his law and order campaign, Garibaldi introduced Piedmontese laws into Sicily as a preparation for annexation by Piedmont + refused to hand over Sicily to Victor Emmanuel
• Garibaldi was afraid Cavour would stop him using Sicily as a base for campaign against Naples
• Cavour was surprised at Garibaldi’s success in Sicily and displeased at the public acclaim - Judged that Garibaldi was too much in the limelight and likely to take too much of the credit for himself for writing Italy