 The Sardinian units involved in these fights were two battalions each of the "Cacciatori" and Swiss "Christ" Infantry Regiments, one battalion each of the "Saluzzo", "Sardinia", and "Lombardy" Infantry Regiments.Also engaged were two companies of French volunteers, the "Cacciatori de Canale", Light Infantry, 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grenadier Battalions, and the "Vercelli", "Casale", and "Acqui" Provincial Regiments.The attack was "ill-conceived" and ended in "disaster".