Battle of Varese

Battle of Varese
Part of the Second Italian War of Independence

Garibaldi leads his Hunters of the Alps in the Battle of Varese.
Date26 May 1859
Location
Varese, Lombardy
Result Italian victory[1]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Sardinia Alpine Hunters[1][2] Austrian Empire Austrian Empire[1]
Commanders and leaders
Giuseppe Garibaldi Karl von Urban
Strength

3,000 Cacciatori delle Alpi[1]

1.000 Civil Guards (approx.)

EFFECTIVE: 4.000 (approx.)

4,000 Division Urban[3]
8 guns[4]

EFFECTIVE: 2.000 (approx.)
Casualties and losses
18 killed[3]
66 wounded[3]		 105 killed[5][6]
75 wounded[4][6]
(including 4 Officers)

The Battle of Varese was fought on 26 May 1859 at Varese (Lombardy). It was an engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought between the Italian volunteers formation of the Hunters of the Alps, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi, against Austrian troops led by Karl von Urban. The Austrian defeat allowed the movement of the Hunters towards Como, and obliged the Austrians to keep troops on the northern part of the front.

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