The next war between Great Powers came just 3 years later in 1859, with what became known as the Second Italian War of Independence. The war was fought between France and Piedmont-Sardinia on the one hand and Austria on the other and resulted in a swift defeat for the Austrians. Lasting only two months and resulting mainly in the transfer of lands to a minor Italian power (Piedmont Sardinia), the war also did not result in a general European war but the transfer or European territory from a Great Power was unprecedented during the Concert period and presaged the coming decade of wars of national unity which would reshape Europe.