Battle of Montebello
Part of Austro-Sardinian War
Places of the 1859 Austro-Sardinian War
Date: 20 May 1859 Location: Montebello, Italy Result: Franco-Sardinian victory Casus belli: {{{casus}}} Territory changes: {{{territory}}}
Combatants
French Empire Kingdom of Sardinia	Austrian Empire
Commanders
?	Stadion
Strength
?	30,000
Casualties
French: 81 dead, 492 wounded, 69 dispersed Sardinians: 52 deads, wounded or prisoners	1423 dead, wounded or prisoners

The Battle of Montebello (1859) was fought on May 20th, 1859 at Montebello (Lombardy). It was a minor engagement og the Austro-Sardinian War, fought between Piedmontese cavalry and French infantry against Austrian troops. The Austrian defeat, despite the greater number, was another sign that Austrian troops were inferior to their enemies. Because of this battle, the Austrian commander in chief was obliged to keep some troops to cover the southern part of the front. Major places of the Austro-Sardinian war 1859 Austro-Sardinian War was fought by Napoleon III of France and Kingdom of Sardinia against Austria in 1859. ... Image File history File links Map of the major locations of the Austro-Sardinian war of 1859. ... 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... View of Montebello and Pico Rivera from Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, notice the Downtown Los Angeles skyline in the distant background Montebello is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Casus belli is a Latin expression from the international law theory of Jus ad bellum. ... The term French Empire can refer to: The First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte (1804 - 1814 or 1815) The Second French Empire of Napoleon III (1852 - 1870) The Second French Colonial Empire (1830 - 1960) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1839: Mainland Piedmont, with Savoia upper left (pink) and Nizza (Nice) lower left (brown) both now French, and Sardinia in the inset The Kingdom of Sardinia is a former kingdom in Italy. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire until 1867 and of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. ... Major places of the Austro-Sardinian war 1859 Austro-Sardinian War was fought by Napoleon III of France and Kingdom of Sardinia against Austria in 1859. ... The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Franco-Austria, resulting in a French victory under Louis-Napoleon against the Austrians under General Gyulai. ... Combatants French Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Austrian Empire Commanders Napoleon III Victor Emmanuel II Franz Joseph Strength 118,600 about 100,000 Casualties 2,492 dead 12,512 wounded 2,922 captured or missing 3,000 dead 10,807 wounded 8,638 captured or missing The Battle of Solferino, also... 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. ... Major places of the Austro-Sardinian war 1859 Austro-Sardinian War was fought by Napoleon III of France and Kingdom of Sardinia against Austria in 1859. ...

Order of Battle

Austria

General Stadion

• Urban division
  • Schaffgottsche and Braum brigades
• Baumgarten division
  • Gaal and Prince Alexander von Hessen
  • regimen Kinsky
• two battalions of Boer brigade
• three squadrons of 12th regiment Ulans "Franz II., König beider Sicilien"
• three squadrons of 12th regiment Hussars Haller