Battle of San Martino

The 15th Century '''Battle of San Martino''' in [[Italy]] was part of an ongoing conflict between two city states, the [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]] under [[Berterelli]] and the [[Florentine]]s under [[Giovanni]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=June 2011}}, in [[1482]]. That battle was fought in swirling mists and, owing to their superior tactics, went the way of the Venetians. In [[1859]], during the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Risorgimento]], there was another greater battle here, more commonly called the '''[[Battle of Solferino]]''' or the ''Battle of [[Solferino]] and San Martino'' (it was that portion of the struggle, which was fought out between [[Ludwig von Benedek|Benedek]] (Austrian 8th Corps, on the right flank) and the Piedmontese army, that is sometimes called the battle of San Martino - Benedek's corps held its own all day and covered the retreat of the defeated Austrian army, at the end of the action). Solferino was the largest battle since that at [[Leipzig]] in 1813. As a result of their defeat, the [[Austria]]ns lost their grip on the region. The village of San Martino was renamed San Martino della Battaglia and a tower, museum and ossuary have been erected as a monument to the battle and its fallen. The site is a few kilometres to the South of [[Lago di Garda]]. Businessman [[Henri Dunant]] was so affected by the plight of the wounded in the aftermath, that he embarked on a path that led to the formation of the [[Red Cross]] and the writing of the [[Geneva Convention]]. Each year, San Martino holds a festival to remember this battle. ==External links== *[http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/se/~luv20009/SanMartinoReport.html Battle of San Martino 1482] *[http://www.informatics.org/redcross/history.html The Red Cross and the Battle of Solferino] {{coord missing}}