Joseph Roth's Radetsky March opens with an anecdote in which Joseph Trotta takes a bullet and saves the life of Franz Joseph I during this battle.
Joseph Roth's Radetsky March opens with an anecdote in which Joseph Trotta takes a bullet and saves the life of Franz Joseph I during this battle. The battle took place near the namesake village in an area between the Mincio and Chiese Rivers. One army advanced in a crescent pattern towards the forces of Maurice de MacMahon. MacMahon's forces were able to withstand the charge. The Franco-Sardinian army was victorious and MacMahon was created Duke of Magneta for his two victories that June. Despite the French victory, the crescent lines of the enemy inflicted almost 20,000 casualties while withstanding almost 20,000 of its own. For 10 points-- what is this 1859 Austro-Sardinian War battle, which inspired Jean Henri Dunant to found the Red Cross?
Joseph Roth's Radetsky March opens with an anecdote in which Joseph Trotta takes a bullet and saves the life of Franz Joseph I during this battle.
Battle of {Solferino}