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Battle of Magenta  1863

by Adolphe Yvon

Description of the event depicted in the artwork, as offered by Wikipedia: [br] "The Battle of Magenta was fought on 4 June 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai. It took place near the town of Magenta in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, a crown l...
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