Solferino order of battle
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The following is a complete list of units and commanders who fought in the battle of Solferino on June 24, 1859.
French Army[edit]
Emperor Napoleon III
Chief of Staff: Jean-Baptiste Philibert Vaillant
Imperial Guard[edit]
Auguste Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Niol |
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2nd Brigade Blanchard |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Manéque |
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2nd Brigade Picard |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | 1st Brigade Marion |
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2nd Brigade de Champeron |
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3rd Brigade Cassaignolles |
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Artillery
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I Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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3rd Division | 1st Brigade Goze |
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2nd Brigade Dumont |
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Artillery
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Cavalry Division | 1st Brigade de Planhol |
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2nd Brigade de Forton |
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Artillery
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II Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Lefebrve |
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2nd Brigade Douay |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Gault |
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2nd Brigade de Castagny |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade Gaudin de Villaine |
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III Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Döens |
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2nd Brigade Jannin |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Bataille |
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2nd Brigade Collineau |
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Artillery
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3rd Division | 1st Brigade Vergé |
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2nd Brigade |
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Artillery
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Cavalry Division | 1st Brigade de Clérembault |
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2nd Brigade de Labareyre |
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Artillery
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IV Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade C. Douay |
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2nd Brigade Lenoble |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade de Capriol |
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2nd Brigade de la Charriére |
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Artillery
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3rd Division | 1st Brigade O'Farrell |
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2nd Brigade Saurin |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade de Rochefort |
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Piedmont-Sardinian Army[edit]
King Victor Emmanuel II
Minister of War: Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Grenadier Brigade Colliano |
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2nd Savoy Brigade Parrier |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Piedmont Brigade Camerana |
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2nd Aosta Brigade Danesi |
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Artillery
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3rd Division | 1st Cuneo Brigade Arnaldi |
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2nd Pinerolo Brigade Morozzo |
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Artillery
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4th Division | 1st Regina Brigade Villamarina |
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2nd Savona Brigade Broglia |
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Artillery
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5th Division | 1st Casale Brigade |
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2nd Acqui Brigade Gozzani |
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Artillery
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Cavalry Division | 1st Brigade Sonnaz |
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2nd Brigade Savoiroux |
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Horse Artillery
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Austrian Army[edit]
Emperor Franz Joseph
Adjutant General: Karl Ludwig von Grünne
Quartermaster General: Heinrich von Heß
First Army[edit]
II Corps[edit]
Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Szabo |
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2nd Brigade Wachter |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Kintzl |
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2nd Brigade Hahn |
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Artillery
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Mantua garrison
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Cavalry
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III Corps[edit]
Edmund Prince of Schwarzenberg
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Pokorny |
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2nd Brigade Dienstel |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Wetzlar |
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2nd Brigade |
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Artillery
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Cavalry
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IX Corps[edit]
Schaffgotsche
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Castiglione |
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2nd Brigade Wimpffen |
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3rd Brigade Suini |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Blumencron |
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2nd Brigade Fehimayr |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade
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X Corps[edit]
Wernhardt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade Anthione |
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3rd Brigade Jablonsky |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Schiller |
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2nd Brigade Mollinary |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade
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XI Corps[edit]
Weigl
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Sebottendorf |
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2nd Brigade Greschke |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Baltin |
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2nd Brigade Dobrzensky |
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3rd Brigade Host |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade
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Second Army[edit]
I Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Paszthory |
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2nd Brigade Brunner |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Hoditz |
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2nd Brigade Reznicek |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade
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V Corps[edit]
Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Gaal |
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2nd Brigade Puchner |
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3rd Brigade Bils |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Koller |
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2nd Brigade Festetics |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade
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VII Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Wussin |
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2nd Brigade |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Brandenstein |
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2nd Brigade Wallon |
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Artillery
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Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade
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VIII Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | 1st Brigade Watervliet |
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2nd Brigade Kuhn |
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Artillery
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Second Division | 1st Brigade Phillippovic |
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2nd Brigade Dauber |
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3rd Brigade Lippert |
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Artillery
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Cavalry Division | 1st Brigade Holstein |
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2nd Brigade Zichy |
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Artillery
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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