The turning point of this battle was the arrival of reinforcements from Novara under the Marshal Francois de Certain-Canrobert, which beat back an assault at Ponte Vecchio.
One of the major primary sources for this battle is correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq who was stationed on near the village of Turbigo on the banks of a river strategically important to this battle. The first shots fired in this battle came when Count Clam helped to take a dam at the Naviglio while the ultimately losing side of this battle took its namesake point after fighting at Robecco. The turning point of this battle was the arrival of reinforcements from Novara under the Marshal Francois de Certain-Canrobert, which beat back an assault at Ponte Vecchio. With most of the struggle around the Ticino River, the surrender of Milan followed this defeat of the Austrians under Franz Gyulani by the French under Patrice MacMahon who took this battle's name as his ducal title . FTP, identify this battle of the Second War of Italian Independence occurring about 20 days before Solferino.
One of the major primary sources for this battle is correspondence of Colonel Ardant du Picq who was stationed on near the village of Turbigo on the banks of a river strategically important to this battle.
Battle of {Magenta}