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The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence
Second Italian War of Independence

The Second War of Italian Independence, Franco-Austrian War, or Austro-Sardinian War was fought by Napoleon III of France and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859....
, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians
Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire was a periodization successor state empire founded on a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire centered on what is today's Austria that officially lasted from 1804 to 1867....
 under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai.

It took place near the town of Magenta
Magenta, Italy

Magenta is a town and comune in the province of Milan in Lombardy, northern Italy.It is notable as the site of the Battle of Magenta. The colour magenta is named after the battle, most likely referring to the uniforms used by Zouave French troops....
 in northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 on June 4, 1859.






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Places of the 1859 Austro Sardinian War
The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence
Second Italian War of Independence

The Second War of Italian Independence, Franco-Austrian War, or Austro-Sardinian War was fought by Napoleon III of France and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859....
, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians
Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire was a periodization successor state empire founded on a remnant of the Holy Roman Empire centered on what is today's Austria that officially lasted from 1804 to 1867....
 under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai.

It took place near the town of Magenta
Magenta, Italy

Magenta is a town and comune in the province of Milan in Lombardy, northern Italy.It is notable as the site of the Battle of Magenta. The colour magenta is named after the battle, most likely referring to the uniforms used by Zouave French troops....
 in northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 on June 4, 1859. Napoleon III's army crossed the Ticino River
Ticino River

The river Ticino is a tributary of the Po River. It rises in the St. Gotthard massif in Switzerland and flows through Lake Maggiore. The Ticino joins the Po a few kilometres downstream of Pavia....
 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
Duc de Magenta

John MacMahon, an Irish people medical doctor born in Limerick, was naturalised in France in 1749 and married Charlotte Le Belin, Dame d'Eguilly, on 13 April 1750....
 for his role in this battle, and later served as President of the French Republic.

Aftermath

The colour magenta
Magenta

Magenta is a purplish pink color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths . In light experiments, magenta can be produced by removing the lime-green wavelengths from white light....
, discovered in 1859, was named after this battle, as was the Boulevard de Magenta
Boulevard de Magenta

The boulevard de Magenta is located in the 9e arrondissement of Paris and 10e arrondissement of Paris arrondissements of Paris, in France.It begins at place de la R?publique and 1, rue Beaurepaire, and ends at 1, boulevard de Rochechouart and 53, boulevard de la Chapelle....
 in Paris.

See also

  • Battle of Palestro
    Battle of Palestro

    The Battle of Palestro was fought on May 30, 1859 between Austria and the combined forces of France and Sardinia. The Franco-Sardinian forces were victorious....
  • Battle of Varese
    Battle of Varese

    The Battle of Varese was fought on May 26, 1859 at Varese . It was an engagement of the Austro-Sardinian War, fought between the Italian volunteers formation of the Hunters of the Alps, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi, against Austrian troops....


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