Battle of Magenta

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Battle of Magenta

Image:BattleofMagenta.jpg
Places of the 1859 Austro-Sardinian War

Date	4 June 1859
Location	Magenta, Italy
Result	Franco-Sardinian victory

Combatants

French Empire
Kingdom of Sardinia

Austrian Empire

Commanders

Napoleon III

Ferencz Gyulaj

Strength

59,100
91 guns

58,000
176 guns

Casualties

657 dead
3,858 wounded

1,368 dead
4,538 wounded
4,500 captured

Austrian War of 1859
Montebello – Varese – San Fermo – Palestro – Magenta – Solferino

Image:Places of the 1859 Austro-Sardinian war.png The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Austro-Sardinian War, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai.

It took place near the town of Magenta in northern Italy on June 4, 1859. Napoleon III's army crossed the Ticino River 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 for his role in this battle, and later served as President of the French Republic.