battle_of_solferino (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *battle of Solferino*:
NOUN	act	battle of Solferino, Solferino	an 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
Meaning	An indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I.
Synonym	Solferino
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Region	Italy, Italian Republic, Italia	A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
Spanish	batalla de Solferino, Solferino
Catalan	Batalla de Solferino

HyperDic: battle_of_solferino