HyperDic: battle_of_solferino

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Solferino:
NOUNactbattle of Solferino, Solferinoan indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
English > battle of Solferino: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I.
SynonymSolferino
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 Solferino, Solferino
CatalanBatalla de Solferino

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