Sardinian War

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The Sardinian War, better known as the Second Italian War of Independence, was an 1859 conflict in which the Kingdom of Sardinia allied with France to drive Austrian control from northern Italy and advance the cause of Italian unification.

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instanceOf 19th-century conflict
Franco-Austrian War
Italian War of Independence
war
ally France
alsoKnownAs Franco-Austrian War of 1859
Second Italian War of Independence
belligerent Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Sardinia
Second French Empire
cause Agreement between Cavour and Napoleon III at Plombières (1858)
Austrian dominance in northern Italy
Sardinian and French desire to expel Austria from Italy
commandedBy Franz Joseph I of Austria
Napoleon III
Victor Emmanuel II
conflictType interstate war
endTime 1859-07-12
followedBy Expedition of the Thousand
Third Italian War of Independence
hasMajorBattle Battle of Magenta
Battle of Montebello
Battle of Palestro
Battle of San Fermo
Battle of San Martino
Battle of Solferino
involvedPerson Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
location Lombardy
Northern Italy
Piedmont
Veneto (then under Austrian control)
linked to: Lombardy–Venetia
opponent Austria
partOf Italian unification
precededBy First Italian War of Independence
primaryObjective advance Italian national unification
end Austrian control over northern Italy
result Austrian withdrawal from most of Lombardy
Cession of Lombardy to the Kingdom of Sardinia
Franco-Sardinian victory
Strengthening of the cause of Italian unification
significantFor unification of Italy
weakening of Austrian influence in the Italian peninsula
startTime 1859-04-26
theatreOfWar Italian Peninsula
treaty Armistice of Villafranca
Treaty of Villafranca
Treaty of Zurich
year 1859

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