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Battle of Solferino — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Solferino partof=the Second Italian War of Independence caption= Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier. Oil on canvas, 1863. date=24 June 1859 place=Solferino, present … Wikipedia
Solferino — is a small town in Lombardy, Italy, approximately 10 kilometres south of Lake Garda. It has approximately 2,500 inhabitants. It is best known as being close to the site of the Battle of Solferino on 24 June 1859, witnessed by Henry Dunant, which… … Wikipedia
Battle of San Martino — The 15th Century Battle of San Martino in Italy was part of an ongoing conflict between two city states, the Venetians under Berterelli and the Florentines under Giovanni, in 1482. That battle was fought in swirling mists and, owing to their… … Wikipedia
Solférino (Paris Métro) — Infobox Paris metro Name=Solférino Pic= Day=5 November Year=1910 Access= Municipality=the 7th arrondissement of Paris Zone=1 Next= X=117 Y=78Solférino is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the Battle of Solférino. It is served by Line… … Wikipedia
Solferino — noun an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I • Syn: ↑battle of Solferino • Regions: ↑Italy, ↑Italian Republic, ↑Italia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle … Useful english dictionary
Solférino — French commune name= Solférino region= Aquitaine department= Landes arrondissement= Arrondissement of Mont de Marsan canton= Canton de Sabres intercomm= Communauté de communes de la Haute Lande mayor= Guy Rizzo mandat= 2001 2008 longitude=… … Wikipedia
battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… … Universalium
Solferino — /sawl fe rddee naw/ for 1; /sol feuh ree noh/ for 2, 3, n. 1. a village in SE Lombardy, in N Italy: battle 1859. 1811. 2. (l.c.) a dye obtained from rosaniline. 3. (l.c.) vivid purplish pink. [dye so named from its being discovered after the… … Universalium
Solferino — Sol fe*ri no, n. A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the dyes derived from aniline; so called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its discovery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Solferino, Battle of — (June 24, 1859) Engagement fought in Lombardy between Austria and an allied French and Piedmontese army. After its defeat at the Battle of Magenta, the Austrian army retreated eastward, where it unexpectedly met the allied army commanded by… … Universalium
