Question: who won the second italian war of independence
Answer: Second Italian War of Independence Part of the wars of Italian Unification Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino , by Jean - Louis - Ernest Meissonier Oil on canvas , 1863 Date 29 April -- 11 July 1859 Location Lombardy - Venetia Result Allied victory Armistice of Villafranca ( 12 July 1859 ) Territorial changes Sardinia annexed Lombardy from Austria France gains Savoy and Nice from Sardinia Belligerents French Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Supported by : United Provinces of Central Italy Austrian Empire Commanders and leaders Napoleon III Victor Emmanuel II Giuseppe Garibaldi Franz Josef I Ferenc Gyulay Strength French : 170,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry 312 guns Sardinian : 70,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 90 guns Austrian : 220,000 infantry 22,000 cavalry 824