battle of solferino

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Noun battle of solferino has 1 sense

Solferino, battle of Solferino - an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
--₁ is a kind of pitched battle

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Battle of Solferino

Noun: The Battle of Solferino was fought on 24 June 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence. It was a bloody engagement between the armies of the Austrian Empire and the combined forces of the French Empire under Napoleon III and the Kingdom of Sardinia led by Victor Emmanuel II.

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Sense 1: Refers to the historical battle:

- The Battle of Solferino was a significant turning point in Italian history.

- Many brave soldiers lost their lives in the Battle of Solferino.

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