Battle of Montebello (1859)

The Battle of Montebello was fought on 20 May 1859 at Montebello (in what is now Lombardy, northern Italy). It was a minor engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought between Piedmontese cavalry and French infantry against Austrian troops. Because of this battle, the Austrian commander-in-chief was obliged to keep some troops to cover the southern part of the front.

For other battles with similar names, see Battle of Montebello (disambiguation).
Battle of Montebello
Part of Second Italian War of Independence

Battle of Montebello
Date20 May 1859
Location
Montebello, present-day Italy
Result Franco-Sardinian victory
Belligerents
French Empire
 Sardinia		  Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Elie Frédéric Forey Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen
Strength
6,600 infantry[1] 18,708 infantry[2]
600 cavalry
12 guns
4 rocket launchers
Casualties and losses
France:
81 killed
492 wounded
69 missing
Kingdom of Sardinia:
52 killed, wounded or prisoners
Total:
694		 331 killed
785 wounded
307 missing
Total:
1,423
Places of the 1859 Austro-Sardinian War.

Order of battle

Austria

FML Graf Stadion, commander of V Corps

  • 2 squadrons of 12th regiment Haller Hussars
  • Paumgarten division
    • Gaal brigade
      • 1/1st Liccaner Grenze
      • Regiment 3 Erzherzog Karl, 4 battalions
    • Prince Alexander von Hessen brigade
      • 4/Kaiser Jager Regt
      • Regiment 31 Culoz, 4 battalions
    • Bils Bde
      • 2/3rd Oguliner Grenze
      • Regiment 47 Kinsky, 3 battalions
    • 20 guns
    • elements Boer brigade (attached)
      • Regiment 49, 2nd battalion
      • Regiment 61, 1 battalion

(9,950 infantry, 230 cavalry and 20 guns)

  • Urban independent division (attached)
  • 2 squadrons of 12th regiment Haller Hussars
    • Schaffgottsche brigade
      • 3rd Jager Btn
      • Regiment 39 Don Miguel, 1 battalion
      • Grenadier Btn of Regiment 59 Raineri
      • Sluiner Grenz, 2 companies
    • Braum brigade
      • Regiment 40 Rossbach, 3 battalions
    • 12 guns
    • 4 rocket launchers

(6,700 infantry, 225 cavalry and 12 guns)

Footnotes
  1. Brooks 2009, p. 29.
  2. Brooks 2009, p. 26.

References
  • Brooks, R. (2009). Solferino 1859: The Battle for Italy's freedom. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-385-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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