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===Mentana and Villa Glori===
[[File:Garibaldi at Mentana, 3rd November 1867.jpg|thumb|right|Garibaldi at [[Battle of Mentana|Mentana]], 3 November 1867]]
The national party, with Garibaldi at its head, still aimed at the possession of Rome, as the historic capital of the peninsula. In 1867 Garibaldi made a second attempt to capture Rome, but the Papal army, strengthened with a new French auxiliary force, defeated his poorly armed volunteers at [[Battle of Mentana|Mentana]]. Subsequently, a French garrison remained in [[Civitavecchia]] until August 1870, when it was recalled following the outbreak of the [[Franco-Prussian War]].

Before the defeat at Mentana on 3 November 1867,<ref>Procacci (1973, p. 331)</ref> Enrico Cairoli, his brother Giovanni, and 70 companions had made a daring attempt to take Rome. The group had embarked in [[Terni]] and floated down the [[Tiber]]. Their arrival in Rome was to coincide with an uprising inside the city. On 22 October 1867, the revolutionaries inside Rome seized control of the [[Capitoline Hill]] and of [[Piazza Colonna]]. Unfortunately for the Cairoli and their companions, by the time they arrived at Villa Glori, on the northern outskirts of Rome, the uprising had already been suppressed. During the night of 22 October 1867, the group was surrounded by [[Papal Zouaves]], and Giovanni was severely wounded. Enrico was mortally wounded and bled to death in Giovanni's arms.

With Cairoli dead, command was assumed by Giovanni Tabacchi who had retreated with the remaining volunteers into the villa, where they continued to fire at the papal soldiers. These also retreated in the evening to Rome. The survivors retreated to the positions of those led by Garibaldi on the Italian border.