War with Austria (1859) Flashcards
what were the 4 simple steps to war?
Piedmont mobilised, Austria mobilised, Austria demanded Piedmont demobilise within 3 days, Austria declared war
when did Piedmont mobilise compared with Austria later?
March, and then Austria in April
Compare the time it took for Austria to mobilise compared with Italy
Austria - took 10 days (difficult as they had to travel through the Alps and had no railroad). The Allies arrived much faster even before their equipment (they had the railroad).
what order did Magenta and Solferino happen?
Magenta - May
Solferino - June
Compare casualty rates at Solferino
21,000 Austrians compared to 17,000 Allied
why were France keen to end the war after Solferino (3 reasons)
high casualties, Austria retreated to Quadrilateral, Prussian Army mobilised on 24th June
why were France nervous about Piedmont?
They were trying to expand into the Duchies which was not part of Plombieres (and Papal States - where there was 20,000 French troops)
on the Allied side, how many doctors did they have
1 doctor per 500 casualties
not a single Piedmontese solder lost his life at which battle?
magenta
date of Villafranca
11th July
who met at Villafranca?
Napoleon (France) and Franz Joseph (Austria). Piedmont was excluded
who did Austria give Lombardy to
France
what happened with Venetia?
Austria kept it, because the Allies had only been driven up to the Quadrilateral.
what happened about France/Savoy
France didn’t take them, as the terms of Plombieres were not fully carried out
