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A compact, illustrated volume on the campaign that saw the first major step on the road to Italian Independence.
The battle of Solferino, fought during the Franco-Austrian War of 1859, was the largest European battle since Leipzig in 1813. In the presence of three crowned heads of state – Napoleon III of France, Emperor Franz-Joseph of Austria and Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont-Sardinia (later the King of all Italy) – the armies clashed together in a bitterly fought contest that would leave more than 40,000 dead. As a crucial climax to the Second Italian War of Independence, this title covers the build-up to the battle, including actions at Montebello, Palestro and Magenta that led to the decisive moment of the campaign.
Full-colour battle-scene artwork and detailed maps illustrate this comprehensive account of the commanders, armies, plans and aftermath of one of the bloodiest battles of the period.
Table of Contents
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
Opposing plans
The Solferino campaign
After the battle
The battlefields today
Further reading
Index
Product details
| Published | 10 Apr 2009 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781846033858 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 50 b/w; 32 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | Campaign |
| Short code | CAM 207 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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