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Introduction
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French Army
Austrian Army
Sardinian Army
Theatre of War
Opening Moves
Battlefield
The Battle
Sardinian OOB
French OOB
Austrian OOB
Solferino Today
San Martino Tower
The Spy of Italy
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THE FRENCH ARMY
COMMANDER – IN – CHIEF
THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON III
IMPERIAL GUARD – R.Saint Jean d’ Angely
| 1st Infantry Division – Mellinet |
| 1st Brigade – Niol |
| Zouaves | 2
battalions |
| 1st Grenadiers | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Blanchard |
| 2nd Grenadiers | 3
battalions |
| 3rd Grenadiers | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 6,313 |
| 2nd Infantry Division – Camou |
| 1st Brigade – Manéque |
| Chasseurs | 1
battalion |
| ; 1st Voltigeurs | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Voltigeurs | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Picard |
| 3rd Voltigeurs | 3
battalions |
| 4th Voltigeurs | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 7,709 |
| GUARD CAVALRY – Morris |
| 1st Brigade – Marion |
| 1st Cuirassiers | 4
squadrons |
| 2nd Cuirassiers | 4
squadrons |
| 2nd Brigade – de Champeron |
| Dragoons | 4
squadrons |
| Lancers | 4
squadrons |
| 3rd Brigade – Cassaignolles |
| Chasseurs à cheval | 4
squadrons |
| Guides | 4
squadrons |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 3,259 |
| CORPS ARTILLERY | 12 guns |
Of which actually engaged at Solferino:
24 battalions, 24 squadrons, 36 guns,
14,022 infantry, 3,259 cavalry.
1st CORPS – Baraguey d’Hilliers
| 3rd Infantry Division – Bazaine |
| 1st Brigade – Goze |
| 1st Zouaves | 3
battalions |
| 33rd Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 34th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Dumont |
| 37th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 78th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 8,307 |
| Cavalry Division – Desvaux |
| 1st Brigade – de Planhol |
| 5th Hussars | 4
battalions |
| 1st Chasseurs d’Afrique | 4
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – de Forton |
| 2nd Chasseurs d’Afrique | 4
battalions |
| 3rd Chasseurs d’Afrique | 4
battalions |
| Artillery | 6 guns |
| Division Strength | 2,309 |
| CORPS ARTILLERY | 24 guns |
Of which actually engaged at Solferino:
38 battalions, 16 squadrons, 66 guns,
20,527 infantry,
2,309 cavalry.
II CORPS – de MacMahon
| 1st Infantry Division – La Motterouge |
| 1st Brigade – Lefebvre |
| Turcos | 3
battalions |
| 45th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Douay |
| 65th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 70th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 7,902 |
| 2nd Infantry Division – Decaen |
| 1st Brigade – Gault |
| 11th Chasseurs | 1
battalion |
| 71st Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 72nd Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – de Castagny |
| 2nd Zouaves | 3
battalions |
| 1st Foreign Legion | 2
battalions |
| 2nd Foreign Legion | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 8,254 |
| Cavalry Brigade – Gaudin de Villaine |
| 4th Chasseurs à Cheval | 4
squadrons |
| 7th Chasseurs à Cheval | 4
squadrons |
| Brigade Strength | 1,347 |
| CORPS ARTILLERY | 24 guns |
Of which actually engaged at Solferino:
25 battalions, 8 squadrons, 48 guns,
16,156 infantry,
1,347 cavalry.
III CORPS – Canrobert
| 1st Infantry Division – Renault |
| 1st Brigade – Doëns |
| 8th Chasseurs | 1
battalion |
| 23rd Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 90th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Jannin |
| 41st Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 56th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 8,070 |
| 2nd Infantry Division – Trochu |
| 1st Brigade – Bataille |
| 19th Chasseurs | 1
battalion |
| 43rd Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 44th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Collineau |
| 64th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 88th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 7,067 |
| 3rd Infantry Division – Bourbaki |
| 1st Brigade – Vergé |
| 18th Chasseurs | 1
battalions |
| 11th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 14th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Ducrot |
| 46th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 59th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 7,876 |
| Cavalry Division – Partouneaux |
| 1st Brigade – de Clérembault |
| 2nd Hussars | 4
squadrons |
| 7th Hussars | 4
squadrons |
| 2nd Brigade – de Labareyre |
| 1st Lancers | 4
squadrons |
| 4th Lancers | 4
squadrons |
| Artillery | 6 guns |
| Division Strength | 1,113 |
| CORPS ARTILLERY | 24 guns |
Of which actually engaged at Solferino:
20 battalions,
16 squadrons,
24 guns,
11,204 infantry,
1,113 cavalry.
IV CORPS – Niel
| 1st Infantry Division – de Luzy |
| 1st Brigade – C Douay |
| 5th Chasseurs | 1
battalion |
| 30th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 49th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Lenoble |
| 6th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 8th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 7,846 |
| 2nd Infantry Division – Vinoy |
| 1st Brigade – de Capriol |
| 6th Chasseurs | 1
battalion |
| 52nd Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 73rd Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – de la Charriére |
| 85th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 86th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 6,045 |
| 3rd Infantry Division – de Failly |
| 1st Brigade – O’Farrell |
| 15th Chasseurs | 1
battalion |
| 2nd Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 53rd Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 2nd Brigade – Saurin |
| 55th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| 76th Regiment | 3
battalions |
| Artillery | 12 guns |
| Division Strength | 7,117 |
| Cavalry Brigade – de Rochefort |
| 2nd Chasseurs à cheval | 4 squadrons |
| 10th Chasseurs à cheval | 4 squadrons |
| Brigade Strength | 986 |
| CORPS ARTILLERY | 24 guns |
Of which actually engaged at Solferino:
39 battalions,
8 squadrons,
60 guns,
21,026 infantry,
986 cavalry
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