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The Battle of Solferino (referred to in Italy as the Battle of Solferino and San Martino) on 24 June 1859 resulted in the victory of the allied French army under Napoleon III and the Piedmont-Sardinian army under Victor Emmanuel II (together known as the Franco-Sardinian alliance) against the Austrian army under Emperor Franz Joseph I.
The following is a complete list of units and commanders who fought in the battle of Solferino on June 24, 1859. French Army. Emperor Napoleon III
The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Sardinian War, the Austro-Sardinian War, the Franco-Austrian War, or the Italian War of 1859 (Italian: Seconda guerra d'indipendenza italiana; German: Sardinischer Krieg; French: Campagne d'Italie), [3] was fought by the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859 and played a crucial part in the ...
The following is a complete list of units and commanders who fought in the battle of Solferino on June 24, 1859. French Army. Emperor Napoleon III
In 1859, the 11th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Casale") participated in the Second Italian War of Independence, fighting in the Battle of Solferino and then the Siege of Peschiera. For its conduct on 24 June 1859 in the Battle of Solferino the regiment was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor , which was affixed to the regiment's flag.
Battle of Montebello (1859) P. Battle of Palestro; S. Battle of San Fermo; Siege of Ancona (1860) Battle of Solferino; T. Battle of Turbigo; V. Battle of Varese
The Tower of San Martino della Battaglia is a monumental building erected in 1878, to commemorate the Battle of San Martino, a portion of the Battle of Solferino in 1859, located near San Martino, province of Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
For its conduct on 24 June 1859 in the Battle of Solferino the regiment was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor, which was affixed to the regiment's flag. In fall 1859, the armies of the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia occupied Lombard part of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia , as well as the Duchy of Modena and Reggio ...