Battle of Varese
| Battle of Varese | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Italian War of Independence | |||||||
Garibaldi leads his Hunters of the Alps in the Battle of Varese. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sardinia | Austrian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Giuseppe Garibaldi | Karl von Urban | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3,000 Cacciatori delle Alpi 1,000 Civil Guards (approx.) EFFECTIVE: 4,000 (approx.) |
4,000 Division Urban | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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18 killed 66 wounded |
105 killed 75 wounded (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.