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  • Battle of Montebello (1859)
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  • The Battle of Montebello was fought on May 20, 1859 at Montebello (in what is now Lombardy, northern Italy). It was a minor engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought between Piedmontese cavalry and French infantry against Austrian troops. The Austrian defeat, despite the greater number, was another sign that Austrian troops were inferior to their enemies. Because of this battle, the Austrian commander in chief was obliged to keep some troops to cover the southern part of the front.
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Date
  • 1859-05-20
Commander
Caption
  • Battle of Montebello
Casualties
  • 1423
  • French: 81 dead, 492 wounded, 69 dispersed
  • Sardinians: 52 dead, wounded or prisoners
Result
  • Franco-Sardinian victory
combatant
  • French Empire
Place
  • Montebello, present-day Italy
Conflict
  • Battle of Montebello
abstract
  • The Battle of Montebello was fought on May 20, 1859 at Montebello (in what is now Lombardy, northern Italy). It was a minor engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought between Piedmontese cavalry and French infantry against Austrian troops. The Austrian defeat, despite the greater number, was another sign that Austrian troops were inferior to their enemies. Because of this battle, the Austrian commander in chief was obliged to keep some troops to cover the southern part of the front.