Second Italian War of Independence
April 27 – July 11, 1859
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)
Montebello della Battaglia
May 26, 1859
May 27, 1859
May 31, 1859
June 3, 1859
June 4, 1859
June 14–20, 1859
1859 Perugia uprising
Perugia
June 27, 1859
July 11, 1859
