battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Boffalora

Name: Battle of Boffalora
Location: Boffalora sopra Ticino, Italy

Battle of Boffalora was a battle fought in 1859 at Boffalora sopra Ticino, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Boffalora sopra Ticino. It was part of Second Italian War of Independence. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 15,000.

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Fought1859

WhereBoffalora sopra Ticino, Italy45.467N, 8.833E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeFrench victory

BelligerentsFrench EmpireagainstAustria

Casualties and losses53 killedand100 killed; 200 wounded

Part ofSecond Italian War of Independence1859

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Record

Date	1859 (year precision)
Place	Boffalora sopra Ticino, Italy 45.467N, 8.833E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	15,000	15,000
Casualties and losses	53 killed	100 killed; 200 wounded
Commanders	Joseph Édouard de la Motte-Rouge	Eduard Clam-Gallas

Placed at Boffalora sopra Ticino; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Magenta 1859, 2.7 km SW
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Battle of Novara 1513, 9.5 km W
Battle of Novara 1849, 10.0 km SW
Battle of Novara 1821, 10.0 km SW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Magenta 4 June 1859
After: Battle of Solferino 24 June 1859
All 11 engagements of Second Italian War of Independence

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Battle of Boffalora is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237358, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Boffalora, revision 1370434685, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.