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The battle of Magenta was not a particularly large battle, but it was a decisive victory for the Franco-Sardinian alliance. ... Solferino 1859: The Battle for Italy's ...
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.
The Austrians were defeated at the Battle of Magenta on 4 June and pushed back to Lombardy, where the Franco-Sardinian victory at the Battle of Solferino on 24 June resulted in the end of the war and the signing of the Armistice of Villafranca on 12 July. Austria ceded Lombardy to France, which, in turn, gave it to Sardinia.
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
Battle of Magenta: Magenta, Italy Victory June 24, 1859 Battle of Solferino: Solferino, Italy Victory 2nd Foreign Regiment Crimean War. Date: Battle: Location:
Battle of Magenta; 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 ...
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).
Magenta was 88.6 m (290 ft 8 in) long, had a beam of 17.34 meters (56 ft 11 in), and a draft of 8.44 meters (27 ft 8 in). The ship displaced 6,965 t (6,855 long tons). [ 1 ] The Magenta s were equipped with a metal-reinforced, spur -shaped ram, the first ironclads to be fitted with a ram, [ 2 ] and they had a crew of 674 officers and enlisted men.