Mentana

A small village, 13 miles from Rome. Here Garibaldi and his volunteers, numbering between 3000 and 4000, after having intrenched his positions at Montero tondo and Mentana on their march towards Tivoli, on November 3, 1867, were totally defeated by the papal and French troops, under Gens. Kanzler and Polhès, after a severe conflict, in which Gen. Failly said “the Cha epot rifles did wonders.” There were about 5000 men on each side, but the Garibaldi ans were very badly armed. The lo of the papal and French troops was about 200 killed and wounded; that of Garibaldi about 800. Garibaldi cro ed the Italian frontier, and was arrested at Correse, and eventually sent to Caprera.