Battle of Montebello (1859)

May 20, 1859 · Montebello della Battaglia

Result Franco-Italian victory

French and Sardinian troops defeated an Austrian force at Montebello. It was the first battle of the Second Italian War of Independence.

Second French Empire

Austrian Empire

Strength and losses

Strength
6,600
Casualties
694
Killed
81
Wounded
492
Missing
69
Casualties
1,423
Killed
331
Wounded
785
Missing
307
Guns
12