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The Battle of Magenta was fought on 4 June 1859 near the town of Magenta in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, a crown land of the Austrian Empire, during the Second Italian War of Independence. It resulted in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under Marshal Ferenc Gyulay .
Charles Andre Martinet [3] was born on September 17, 1955, [4] in San Jose or Cupertino, California [1]: 337 to father Jacques René Pierre Martinet. [5] The younger of two children, he has an older brother, John, though he was taller than him despite being the younger sibling, and while his brother was extroverted, Charles was shy and more anxiety-driven than him in his youth.
On June 4, 1859, during the Battle of Magenta (French: Bataille de Magenta), Colonel de Chabrières was at the gates of the city. On Horse at the head of his Legionnaires who charged the Austrians, he found death at Magenta, hit by a bullet in the middle of his chest while ordering the charge of his regiment.
Battle of Solferino order of battle; M. ... Battle of Magenta; Battle of Montebello (1859) P. Battle of Palestro; S. Battle of San Fermo; Siege of Ancona (1860 ...
Battle or campaign Order of battle Date French Revolutionary Wars; Battle of Jemappes: French and Austrian armies: November 6, 1792 Siege of Toulon: French fleet: August 29 – December 19, 1793 Battle of Tourcoing: French and Coalition armies: May 17–18, 1794 Glorious First of June: British and French fleets: June 1, 1794 Martin's cruise ...
The supporting cast included James Robertson Justice, Derek Bond, Kenneth More, John Gregson, Barry Letts and Christopher Lee. Much of the film was shot in Technicolor at Ealing Studios in London. Landscape and glacier exteriors were shot in the Swiss Alps and in Norway. Background scenes were shot in the Antarctic islands.
Historically, an order of battle was the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander or the chronological order in which ships were deployed in naval situations. As combat operations develop during a campaign, orders of battle may be revised and altered in response to the military needs and challenges.
Michael Walsh, a husband and father, falls for a girl named Magenta. The difficulty is that Magenta is his wife's underaged sister. Magenta is persistent in pursuing Michael, though, and this provides the drama in the story.