The following is a complete list of units and commanders who fought in the battle of Solferino on June 24, 1859.
French Army
Emperor Napoleon III
Chief of Staff: Jean-Baptiste Philibert Vaillant
Imperial Guard
Auguste Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division François Aimé Mellinet | 1st Brigade Niol | - 2 battalions of Zouaves
- 3 battalions of 1st Grenadiers
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2nd Brigade Blanchard | - 3 battalions of 2nd Grenadiers
- 3 battalions of 3rd Grenadiers
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Artillery | |
Second Division Jacques Camou | 1st Brigade Manéque | - 1 battalion of Chasseurs
- 3 battalions of 1st Voltigeurs
- 3 battalions of 2nd Voltigeurs
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2nd Brigade Picard | - 3 battalions of 3rd Voltigeurs
- 3 battalions of 4th Voltigeurs
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Artillery | |
Cavalry Louis Morris | 1st Brigade Marion | - 4 squadrons of 1st Cuirassiers
- 4 squadrons of 2nd Cuirassiers
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2nd Brigade de Champeron | - 4 squadrons of Dragoons
- 4 squadrons of Lancers
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3rd Brigade Cassaignolles | - 4 squadrons of Chasseurs à Cheval
- 4 squadrons of Guides
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Artillery | |
I Corps
Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
3rd Division François Achille Bazaine | 1st Brigade Goze | - 3 battalions of 1st Zouaves
- 3 battalions of 33rd Regiment
- 3 battalions of 34th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Dumont | - 3 battalions of 37th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 78th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry Division Desvaux | 1st Brigade de Planhol | - 4 squadrons of 5th Hussars
- 4 squadrons of 1st Chasseurs d'Afrique
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2nd Brigade de Forton | - 4 squadrons of 2nd Chasseurs d'Afrique
- 4 squadrons of 3rd Chasseurs d'Afrique
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Artillery | |
II Corps
Patrice de MacMahon
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division La Motterouge | 1st Brigade Lefebrve | - 3 battalions of Turcos
- 3 battalions of 45th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Douay | - 3 battalions of 65th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 70th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Claude Théodore Decaen | 1st Brigade Gault | - 1 battalion of 11th Chasseurs
- 3 battalions of 71st Regiment
- 3 battalions of 72nd Regiment
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2nd Brigade de Castagny | - 3 battalions of 2nd Zouaves
- 2 battalions of 1st Foreign Legion
- 3 battalions of 2nd Foreign Legion
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade Gaudin de Villaine | - 4 squadrons of 4th Chasseurs à Cheval
- 4 squadrons of 7th Chasseurs à Cheval
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III Corps
François Certain Canrobert
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Renault | 1st Brigade Döens | - 1 battalion of 8th Chasseurs
- 3 battalions of 23rd Regiment
- 3 battalions of 90th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Jannin | - 3 battalions of 41st Regiment
- 3 battalions of 56th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Jules Trochu | 1st Brigade Bataille | - 1 battalion of 19th Chasseurs
- 3 battalions of 43rd Regiment
- 3 battalions of 44th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Collineau | - 3 battalions of 64th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 88th Regiment
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Artillery | |
3rd Division Charles Denis Bourbaki | 1st Brigade Vergé | - 1 battalion of 18th Chasseurs
- 3 battalions of 11th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 14th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot | - 3 battalions of 46th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 59th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry Division Partouneaux | 1st Brigade de Clérembault | - 4 squadrons of 2nd Hussars
- 4 squadrons of 7th Hussars
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2nd Brigade de Labareyre | - 4 squadrons of 1st Lancers
- 4 squadrons of 4th Lancers
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Artillery | |
IV Corps
Adolphe Niel
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division de Luzy | 1st Brigade C. Douay | - 1 battalion of 5th Chasseurs
- 3 battalions of 30th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 49th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Lenoble | - 3 battalions of 6th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 8th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Joseph Vinoy | 1st Brigade de Capriol | - 1 battalion of 6th Chasseurs
- 3 battalions of 52nd Regiment
- 3 battalions of 73rd Regiment
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2nd Brigade de la Charriére | - 3 battalions of 85th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 86th Regiment
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Artillery | |
3rd Division Pierre Louis Charles de Failly | 1st Brigade O'Farrell | - 1 battalion of 15th Chasseurs
- 3 battalions of 2nd Regiment
- 3 battalions of 53rd Regiment
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2nd Brigade Saurin | - 3 battalions of 55th Regiment
- 3 battalions of 76th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade de Rochefort | - 4 squadrons of 2nd Chasseurs à Cheval
- 4 squadrons of 10th Chasseurs à Cheval
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Piedmont-Sardinian Army
King Victor Emmanuel II
Minister of War: Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora
Victor Emanuel at the battle of Solferino Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Giovanni Durando | 1st Grenadier Brigade Colliano | - 1 battalion of 3rd Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 1st Grenadiers
- 4 battalions of 2nd Grenadiers
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2nd Savoy Brigade Parrier | - 1 battalion of 4th Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 1st Regiment
- 4 battalions of 2nd Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Manfredo Fanti | 1st Piedmont Brigade Camerana | - 1 battalion of 9th Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 3rd Regiment
- 4 battalions of 4th Regiment
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2nd Aosta Brigade Danesi | - 1 battalion of 1st Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 5th Regiment
- 4 battalions of 6th Regiment
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Artillery | |
3rd Division Philibert Mollard | 1st Cuneo Brigade Arnaldi | - 1 battalion of 10th Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 7th Regiment
- 4 battalions of 8th Regiment
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2nd Pinerolo Brigade Morozzo | - 1 battalion of 2nd Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 13th Regiment
- 4 battalions of 14th Regiment
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Artillery | |
4th Division Enrico Cialdini | 1st Regina Brigade Villamarina | - 1 battalion of 7th Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 9th Regiment
- 4 battalions of 10th Regiment
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2nd Savona Brigade Broglia | - 1 battalion of 6th Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 15th Regiment
- 4 battalions of 16th Regiment
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Artillery | |
5th Division Gucchiari | 1st Casale Brigade Pettinengo | - 1 battalion of 8th Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 11th Regiment
- 4 battalions of 12th Regiment
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2nd Acqui Brigade Gozzani | - 1 battalion of 5th Bersaglieri
- 4 battalions of 17th Regiment
- 4 battalions of 18th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry Division Sambuy | 1st Brigade Sonnaz | |
2nd Brigade Savoiroux | |
Horse Artillery | |
Austrian Army
Emperor Franz Joseph
Adjutant General: Karl Ludwig von Grünne
Quartermaster General: Heinrich von Heß
First Army
Franz Graf von Wimpffen
II Corps
Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Jellacic | 1st Brigade Szabo | - 1 battalion of 9th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 12th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Wachter | - 1 battalion of 10th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 46th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Herdy | 1st Brigade Kintzl | - 4 battalions of 45th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Hahn | - 2 battalions of 21st Regiment
- 1 battalion of 31st Regiment
- 1 battalion of 32nd Regiment
- 1 battalion of 39th Regiment
- 1 battalion of 47th Regiment
- 1 battalion of 54th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Mantua garrison | - 1/2 battalion of 1st Regiment
- 1 battalion of 33rd Regiment
- 1 battalion of 49th Regiment
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Cavalry | - 4 squadrons of 12th Hussars
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III Corps
Edmund Prince of Schwarzenberg
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Schönberger | 1st Brigade Pokorny | - 1 battalion of 15th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 58th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Dienstel | - 1 battalion of 13th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 27th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Habermann | 1st Brigade Wetzlar | - 1 battalion of 2nd Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 5th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Ernst Ritter von Hartung | - 1 battalion of 23rd Jägers
- 4 battalions of 14th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | - 4 squadrons of 10th Hussars
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IX Corps
Schaffgotsche
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division | 1st Brigade Castiglione | - 1 battalion of 8th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 19th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Wimpffen | - 1 battalion of 8th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 40th Regiment
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3rd Brigade Suini | - 1 battalion of 16th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 34th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Grenneville | 1st Brigade Blumencron | - 1 battalion of 4th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 52nd Regiment
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2nd Brigade Fehimayr | - 1 battalion of Titler Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 8th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade | - 4 squadrons of 12th Uhlans
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X Corps
Wernhardt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Marziani | 1st Brigade Joseph Freiherr von Maroicic | - 1 battalion of 12th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 15th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Anthione | - 1 battalion of 14th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 15th Regiment
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3rd Brigade Jablonsky | - 1 battalion of 20th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 33rd Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Wallemare | 1st Brigade Schiller | - 1 battalion of 5th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 6th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Mollinary | - 1 battalion of 13th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 56th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade | - 4 squadrons of 4th Uhlans
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XI Corps
Weigl
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Schwartzel | 1st Brigade Sebottendorf | - 1 battalion of 10th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 37th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Greschke | - 4 battalions of 35th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Blomberg | 1st Brigade Baltin | - 1 battalion of 5th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 9th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Dobrzensky | - 1 battalion of 21st Jägers
- 4 battalions of 42nd Regiment
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3rd Brigade Host | - 1 battalion of 9th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 57th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade | - 4 squadrons of 4th Uhlans
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Second Army
Franz Schlik
I Corps
Eduard Clam-Gallas
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Montenuovo | 1st Brigade Paszthory | - 1 battalion of 2nd Jägers
- 4 battalions of 60th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Brunner | - 1 battalion of 11th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 29th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Stankovics | 1st Brigade Hoditz | - 1 battalion of 14th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 48th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Reznicek | - 1 battalion of 24th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 16th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade | - 4 squadrons of 12th Hussars
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V Corps
Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Palffy | 1st Brigade Gaal | - 1 battalion of 1st Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 3rd Regiment
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2nd Brigade Puchner | - 1 battalion of 4th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 31st Regiment
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3rd Brigade Bils | - 1 battalion of 3rd Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 47th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Sternberg | 1st Brigade Koller | - 1 battalion of 3rd Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 32nd Regiment
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2nd Brigade Festetics | - 1 battalion of 6th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 21st Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade | - 4 squadrons of 12th Uhlans
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VII Corps
Friedrich Zobel
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Hess | 1st Brigade Wussin | - 1 battalion of 1st Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 1st Regiment
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2nd Brigade Ludwig von Gablenz | - 1 battalion of 4th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 4th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Lilia | 1st Brigade Brandenstein | - 1 battalion of 19th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 53rd Regiment
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2nd Brigade Wallon | - 1 battalion of 2nd Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 17th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry | Cavalry Brigade | - 4 squadrons of 1st Hussars
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VIII Corps
Ludwig von Benedek
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division Berger | 1st Brigade Watervliet | - 1 battalion of 2nd Jägers
- 4 battalions of 7th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Kuhn | - 1 battalion of 4th Grenz Regiment
- 4 battalions of 17th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Second Division Lang | 1st Brigade Phillippovic | - 1 battalion of 5th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 11th Regiment
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2nd Brigade Dauber | - 1 battalion of 3rd Jägers
- 4 battalions of 39th Regiment
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3rd Brigade Lippert | - 1 battalion of 9th Jägers
- 4 battalions of 59th Regiment
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Artillery | |
Cavalry Division Mensdorff | 1st Brigade Holstein | - 6 squadrons of 5th Dragoons
- 6 squadrons of 6th Dragoos
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2nd Brigade Zichy | - 8 squadrons of 1st Uhlans
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Artillery | |
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