Second Italian War of Independence
April 27 – July 11, 1859
Result Franco-Sardinian victory
France and the Kingdom of Sardinia fought the Austrian Empire in northern Italy. After French-Sardinian victories at Magenta and Solferino, Austria gave Lombardy to Sardinia, a key step toward Italian unification.
Battles and events 9
May 20, 1859
Battle of Montebello (1859)
Franco-Italian victory
Montebello della Battaglia
Philipp Franz Graf von Stadion-Thannhausen, Élie Frédéric Forey
May 26, 1859
May 27, 1859
Battle of San Fermo
Sardinian victory
San Fermo della Battaglia
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Angelo Trezzini, Karl von Urban
May 31, 1859
June 3, 1859
June 4, 1859
Battle of Magenta
Franco-Italian victory
Magenta
Napoleon III, Patrice de MacMahon, William Albert, 1st Prince of Montenuovo
June 14–20, 1859
1859 Perugia uprising
Perugia
June 27, 1859
July 11, 1859
Key commanders
Austrian Empire 9
Franz Joseph I of Austria
belligerent leader
Maximilian I of Mexico
belligerent leader
Ludwig von Benedek
belligerent leader
Ferenc Gyulay
military commander
Karl von Urban
military commander
Philipp Franz Graf von Stadion-Thannhausen
military commander
Friedrich Zobel
military commander
William Albert, 1st Prince of Montenuovo
military commander
Eduard Clam-Gallas
military commander
