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Battle of Magenta

1859 · 19th century · Part of the Second Italian War of Independence

The Battle of Magenta was fought on 4 June 1859 near Magenta in Lombardy, in the Second Italian War of Independence. A French army under Napoleon III and Patrice de MacMahon, with Sardinian support, defeated the Austrians under Ferenc Gyulai, who abandoned Milan. MacMahon was made Duke of Magenta, and the new magenta dye was named after the battle.

Battle of Magenta
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