Felice Orsini's failure to assassinate the Emperor sowed the seeds of the war of which this first major clash took place in Lombardy and saw Piedmont-Sardinian forces assist Napoleon III to defeat the Austrians.
Field-Marshal Gyulai retreated from this battle with 10,000 casualties, having been outflanked when the enemy crossed the river Ticino. Felice Orsini's failure to assassinate the Emperor sowed the seeds of the war of which this first major clash took place in Lombardy and saw Piedmont-Sardinian forces assist Napoleon III to defeat the Austrians. For 10 points, name this 1859 battle of the Second Italian War of Independence, which gave its name to a colour whose dye was discovered the same year.
Field-Marshal Gyulai retreated from this battle with 10,000 casualties, having been outflanked when the enemy crossed the river Ticino.
Battle of {Magenta}