HyperDic: battle_of_magenta

English > 1 sense of the expression Battle of Magenta:
NOUNactBattle of Magenta, Magentaa battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
English > Battle of Magenta: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I.
SynonymMagenta
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionItaly, Italian Republic, ItaliaA republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
Spanishbatalla de Magenta, Magenta

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