Battle of Magenta

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{{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict=Battle of Magenta |partof=the Austro-Sardinian War |image=Image:Places of the 1859 Austro-Sardinian war.png |caption=Places of the 1859 Austro-Sardinian War |date=4 June 1859 |place=Magenta, Italy |result=Franco-Sardinian victory |combatant1=French Empire
Kingdom of Sardinia |combatant2=Austrian Empire |commander1=Napoleon III |commander2=Ferencz Gyulaj |strength1=59,100
91 guns |strength2=58,000
176 guns |casualties1=about 1,500 dead |casualties2=about 4,500 dead }} Template:Campaignbox Austro Sardinian War 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 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.

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