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Battle of Montebello

Battle of Montebello was a battle fought in 1859 at Montebello della Battaglia, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Montebello della Battaglia. It was part of Second Italian War of Independence. The recorded result: Franco-Italian victory.

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Battaglia di Montebello
Battaglia di Montebello. Giovanni Fattori, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1859
WhereMontebello della Battaglia, Italy45.001N, 9.103E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFranco-Italian victory
BelligerentsSecond French Empire; SardiniaagainstAustrian Empire
Part ofSecond Italian War of Independence1859

Where it sits in Second Italian War of Independence

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11 placed engagements of Second Italian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1859 (year precision)
PlaceMontebello della Battaglia, Italy
45.001N, 9.103E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength6,600 infantry; 3 cavalry regiments4,400 infantry initially; 18,708 infantry overall; 600 cavalry; 12 guns; 4 rocket launchers
Casualties and lossesFrance: 81 killed; 492 wounded; 69 missing; Sardinia: 52 killed, wounded or prisoners; Total: 694331 killed; 785 wounded; 307 missing; Total: 1,423
Commanders
  • Elie Frédéric Forey
  • Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen
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Placed at Montebello della Battaglia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Montebello is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q694606, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Montebello (1859), revision 1377222154, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.