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Battle of Montebello (1859)

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Result
  
Franco-Sardinian victory

Date
  
20 May 1859

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French 81 dead, 492 wounded, 69 dispersed Sardinians 52 dead, wounded or prisoners
  
1423 dead, wounded or prisoners

Location
  
Montebello della Battaglia, Italy

Similar
  
Second Italian War of Indepe, Battle of Palestro, Battle of Magenta, Battle of Varese, Battle of San Martino

Battle of montebello 1859


The Battle of Montebello was fought on 20 May 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.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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Austria

FML Graf Stadion, commander of V Corps

  • 2 squadrons of 12th regiment Haller Hussars
  • Paumgarten division
  • Gaal brigade
  • 1/1st Liccaner Grenze
  • Regiment 3 Erzherzog Karl, 4 battalions
  • Prince Alexander von Hessen brigade
  • 4/Kaiser Jager Regt
  • Regiment 31 Culoz, 4 battalions
  • Bils Bde
  • 2/3rd Oguliner Grenze
  • Regiment 47 Kinsky, 3 battalions
  • 20 guns
  • elements Boer brigade (attached)
  • Regiment 49, 2nd battalion
  • Regiment 61, 1 battalion
  • (9,950 infantry, 230 cavalry and 20 guns)

  • Urban independent division (attached)
  • 2 squadrons of 12th regiment Haller Hussars
  • Schaffgottsche brigade
  • 3rd Jager Btn
  • Regiment 39 Don Miguel, 1 battalion
  • Grenadier Btn of Regiment 59 Raineri
  • Sluiner Grenz, 2 companies
  • Braum brigade
  • Regiment 40 Rossbach, 3 battalions
  • 12 guns
  • 4 rocket launchers
  • (6,700 infantry, 225 cavalry and 12 guns)

    References

    Battle of Montebello (1859) Wikipedia