Battle of Boffalora

Battle of Boffalora
Part of the Second Italian War of Independence

Battle of Boffalora
Date4 June 1859
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
France French Empire Austrian Empire Austria
Commanders and leaders
France La Motte-Rouge Austrian Empire Eduard Clam-Gallas
Strength
15,000 15,000[1]
Casualties and losses
53 killed[2] 100 killed
200 wounded[3]

The Battle of Boffalora (or more properly Battle of Boffalora sopra Ticino) is an part of the Second Italian War of Independence. It was fought on 4 June 1859 at Boffalora sopra Ticino, between the 2nd Imperial Royal Austrian Army of the Austrian Empire and the French Army of Italy France-Piedmontese coming from Piedmont. It represents a phase of the better-known Battle of Magenta which ended a few hours later in the town of Magenta, Lombardy, a few kilometers away from Boffalora.

  1. ^ P. Victor, La guerra d'Italia del 1859. Quadro storico, politico e militare, ristampa ed. Zeisciu, 2009
  2. ^ I. Ghiron, Il valore italiano, Roma, 1883
  3. ^ Balzarotti Andrea, Boffalora sopra Ticino - Arte e cultura lungo il Naviglio Grande, Magenta, 2008