Battle of Magenta

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Magenta
partof=the Second Italian War of Independence


caption=The Italian camp at the Battle of Magenta
date=4 June 1859 [Intimate Memoirs of Napoleon III: Personal Reminiscences of the Man and the Emperor - Page 148 by Ambès - 1912]
place=Magenta, present-day Italy
result=Franco-Sardinian victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=
commander2= Ferencz Gyulaj
strength1=59,100 infantry
91 guns
strength2=125,000 infantry [The Library of Historic Characters and Famous Events of All Nations and All Ages - Page 77 by Ainsworth Rand Spofford]
casualties1=657 dead
3,858 wounded
casualties2=1,368 dead
4,538 wounded
4,500 captured

The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai.

It took place near the town of Magenta in northern Italy on June 4, 1859. Napoleon III's army crossed the Ticino River and outflanked the Austrian right forcing the Austrian army under General Gyulai to retreat. The battle of Magenta was not particularly large, but it was a decisive victory for the French-Sardinian forces. Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon (1808-1893) was created Duke of Magenta for his role in this battle, and later served as President of the French Republic.

Aftermath

The colour magenta, discovered in 1859, was named after this battle [ [http://www.comunedimagenta.it/pubblicazioni/battaglia/battaglia.asp?LNG=ING Battle of Magenta on the Magenta city's official website] ] , as was the Boulevard de Magenta in Paris.

References

See also

*Battle of Palestro
*Battle of Varese

External links

* [http://www.comunedimagenta.it/pubblicazioni/battaglia/battaglia.asp?LNG=ING The web site of the battle] . en icon it icon fr icon de icon