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Battle of Turbigo

Battle of Turbigo was a battle fought on 3 June 1859 at Turbigo, in what is now Italy. It was part of Second Italian War of Independence. The recorded result: French victory.

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Le second corps d'armée - ou corps Mac-Mahon -, franchissant le Tessin à Turbigo. Italie -- 1859 (Guerre contre l'Autriche)
Le second corps d'armée - ou corps Mac-Mahon -, franchissant le Tessin à Turbigo. Italie -- 1859 (Guerre contre l'Autriche). [s.n.], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 June 1859
WhereTurbigo, Italy45.312N, 8.546E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench Empireagainst25px Austrian Empire
Casualties and losses8 killed; 42 woundedand25 killed; 46 wounded; 35 missing
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

Date3 June 1859
PlaceTurbigo, Italy
45.312N, 8.546E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses8 killed; 42 wounded25 killed; 46 wounded; 35 missing
Commanders
  • Jacques Camou
  • Patrice de MacMahon
Battle of TurbigoBattle of TurbigoBattle of PalestroBattle of VercellaeSiege of VercelliBattle of MortaraBattle of NovaraBattle of VercellaeBattle of MortaraBattle of NovaraTurinGenoaBergamoParmaLuganoComoAstiAosta100 km45.312N, 8.546E
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Battle of Turbigo 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 Q698440, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Turbigo, revision 1370591785, 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.