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The Battle of Solferino was a decisive engagement in the Second Italian War of Independence, a crucial step in the Italian Risorgimento. The war's geopolitical context was the nationalist struggle to unify Italy, which had long been divided among France, Austria, Spain and numerous independent Italian states.
Solferino (Upper Mantovano: Sulfrì) is a small town and municipality in the province of Mantua, Lombardy, northern Italy, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Lake Garda. It is best known as being close to the site of the Battle of Solferino on 24 June 1859, part of the Second Italian War of Independence .
Solférino (French pronunciation: [sɔlfeʁino]; Occitan: Solferino) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. [3] It was created in 1863 by Napoléon III by uniting several neighboring communities. It is named after the Battle of Solferino.
The Magenta class were two-decked ironclad ships of the line, much as the preceding Gloire-class ironclad were armored versions of traditional frigates. Solférino was 85.51 m (280 ft 7 in) long, had a beam of 17.34 meters (56 ft 11 in), and a draft of 8.44 meters (27 ft 8 in).
Division Brigade Regiments and Others 3rd Division François Achille Bazaine 1st Brigade Goze 3 battalions of 1st Zouaves; 3 battalions of 33rd Regiment; 3 battalions of 34th Regiment
Division Brigade Regiments and Others First Division François Aimé Mellinet. 1st Brigade Niol 2 battalions of Zouaves; 3 battalions of 1st Grenadiers
A Memory of Solferino (French: Un souvenir de Solférino) is a book of the Swiss humanitarian Henry Dunant published in 1862. [1] It proved decisive in the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross .
Solférino (French pronunciation: [sɔlfeʁino] ⓘ) is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 7th arrondissement.It is named after the nearby rue de Solférino, which in turn was named after the Battle of Solferino, a battle fought in 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, where the Franco-Piedmontese troops commanded by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians.