When was the international red cross established and why?
multipleQAs
When was the precursor to the international red cross called the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded" established? When were the first national societies of the international red cross established? What book was the driving force behind the international red cross being established? After witnessing the soldiers suffering at what battle, did Dunant decide to right the book that would inspire the creation international red cross?
29 October 1863
1864
A Memory of Solferino
Battle of Solferino