Battle of Varese

When

26 May 1859

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

45.81° N, 8.85° E

Description

1859 battle

1859 battle of the Second Italian War of Independence

The Battle of Varese was fought on 26 May 1859 at Varese (Lombardy). It was an engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought between the Italian volunteers formation of the Hunters of the Alps, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi, against Austrian troops led by Karl von Urban.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Austro-Sardinian War: Battle of Varese – Giuseppe Garibaldi's Hunters of the Alps confront and defeat Austrian forces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Italienische Freiwilligenverbände unter Giuseppe Garibaldi besiegen österreichische Truppen unter der Führung von Karl von Urban in der Schlacht von Varese”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des volontaires sardes conduits par Garibaldi à la bataille de Varèse”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Italian Unification29 Apr 1859 · Interstate war · Deaths 22,500