Second Italian War of Independence
Also known as Austro-Sardinian War, Austro-Piedmontese War
1859 conflict, part of the Italian unification (Risorgimento)
Key facts
- Date
- Date 26 April – 12 July 1859, (2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
- Location
- Lombardy–Venetia , Piedmont and the Austrian Littoral
- Result
- Franco-Sardinian victory Armistice of Villafranca
- Territorial changes
- Sardinia annexes Lombardy from Austria, occupies and later annexes Habsburg-ruled Tuscany , Modena and Emilia , as well as Papal-ruled Romagna , France gains Savoy and Nice from Sardinia.
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Napoléon III à la bataille de Solférino..jpg
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- Commons category
- Second Italian War of Independence
- end time
- 1859-07-11
- start time
- 1859-04-27
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Belligerents
France Sardinia Austria Commanders and leaders