This miniseries, set between 1860 and 1861, follows a short period in the life of the famous and beloved Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). The miniseries begins with Garibaldi's entry into Naples and depicts the battle between his volunteer army and the Neapolitan army. The miniseries ends with Garibaldi relinquishing his territorial gains in the south to the Piedmontese and pondering his ultimate dream: the unification of Italy.