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The battle of Solferino on canvas

The victory of the armies of France and Piedmont-Sardinia over the Austrian force, illustrated by the Swiss-Italian artist Carlo Bossoli. Wikipedia
A charge by the French Imperial Cavalry. (lithogram by A. Di Lorenzo) Wikipedia
Napoleon III watches the battle from Monte Medolano. (Oil on canvas by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier) Wikipedia
Austrian officiers are taken prisoner. (Illustration by J.-A. Beaucé) Wikipedia
First aid in the middle of the wounded. (unknown author) Wikipedia
Napoleon III orders Marshal Regnaud to send the Imperial Guard light infantrymen to support the Alton brigade.(Adolphe Yvon, oil on canvas) wikipedia
Solferino cemetery after the battle of 24 June 1859. (illustrator unknown) Wikipedia

The bloody battle as seen by various artists.

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At least 230,000 soldiers from the Franco-Sardinian and Austrian armies clashed in Solferino in northern Italy on June 24, 1859 along a 15-kilometre frontline in a fierce conflict that lasted over 12 hours. More than 6,000 soldiers were killed and more than 30,000 were wounded.

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