<P> The Expedition of the Thousand led by Giuseppe Garibaldi captured Sicily in 1860 , as part of the Risorgimento . The conquest started at Marsala , and native Sicilians joined him in the capture of the southern Italian peninsula . Garibaldi 's march was completed with the Siege of Gaeta , where the final Bourbons were expelled and Garibaldi announced his dictatorship in the name of Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia . Sicily became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia after a referendum where more than 75 % of Sicily voted in favour of the annexation on 21 October 1860 ( but not everyone was allowed to vote ) . As a result of the Kingdom of Italy proclamation , Sicily became part of the kingdom on 17 March 1861 . </P>
<P> The Expedition of the Thousand led by Giuseppe Garibaldi captured Sicily in 1860 , as part of the Risorgimento . The conquest started at Marsala , and native Sicilians joined him in the capture of the southern Italian peninsula . Garibaldi 's march was completed with the Siege of Gaeta , where the final Bourbons were expelled and Garibaldi announced his dictatorship in the name of Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia . Sicily became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia after a referendum where more than 75 % of Sicily voted in favour of the annexation on 21 October 1860 ( but not everyone was allowed to vote ) . As a result of the Kingdom of Italy proclamation , Sicily became part of the kingdom on 17 March 1861 . </P>
when did sicily become a part of italy
when did sicily become a part of italy
17 March 1861
17 March 1861