Battle of Palestro
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The Battle of Palestro was fought on 30–31 May 1859 between the Austrian Empire and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and France. The Franco-Piedmontese forces were victorious. It was fought just south to Palestro, a town in what is now the province of Pavia in northern Italy. It was believed that the Battle of Palestro was the last European battle in which a European Monarch rode into battle, that being King Victor Emmanuel II, who directly entered the fray with the Austrians.[1]
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Battle of Palestro | |||||||
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Part of Second Italian War of Independence | |||||||
Victor Emmanuel II with French zouaves at the Battle of Palestro. Painting by Luigi Norfini, 1863. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sardinia French Empire | Austrian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Victor Emmanuel II | Friedrich Zobel | ||||||
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14,000 1,000 | 14,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
101 | 2,000 |
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