Battle of Varese

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Battle of Varese
Part of: Sardinian War
Quinto Cenni - la battaglia di Varese Maggio 1859 - litografia - 1889.jpg
date May 26 , 1859
place Varese in Italy
output Sardinian victory
Parties to the conflict

Sardinia kingdomKingdom of Sardinia Sardinia

Austrian EmpireEmpire of Austria Austria

Commander

Sardinia kingdomKingdom of Sardinia Giuseppe Garibaldi

Austrian EmpireEmpire of Austria Karl Urban

Troop strength
3,000 infantrymen 4,000 infantrymen
8 guns
losses

22 dead

unknown

Battles of the Sardinian War (1859)

The Battle of Varese was a skirmish between Italian volunteers (troop: Cacciatori delle Alpi ) and Austrian troops on May 26, 1859.

prehistory

On May 23, the Italian volunteers of the Cacciatori delle Alpi troop unit (German: Alpenjäger) camped under the command of Giuseppe Garibaldi near Varese in Lombardy . Ferencz József Gyulay sent his officer Karl von Urban to retake the area.

The battle

Garibaldi had heard of the Austrians coming and had divided his army into three parts. Two hid in the sides of the plain while he positioned himself in the middle. When Karl Urban and his soldiers marched up in a row, the Italians shot from ambush. The officer believed he was surrounded by a superior force and fled. When retreating, Garibaldi attacked the Austrians in the back, which led to high losses. The battle was decided.

consequences

This victory enabled the troops to advance from Sardinia-Piedmont to Como .

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