Battle of Montebello (1859)
The Battle of Montebello was fought on 20 May 1859 at Montebello. It was a minor engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought between Piedmontese cavalry and French infantry against Austrian troops. Because of this battle, the Austrian commander-in-chief was obliged to keep some troops to cover the southern part of the front.Order of battle
Austria
FML Graf Stadion, commander of V Corps
- 2 squadrons of 12th regiment Haller Hussars
- Paumgarten division
- *Gaal brigade
- **1/1st Liccaner Grenze
- **Regiment 3 Erzherzog Karl, 4 battalions
- *Prince Alexander von Hessen brigade
- **4/Kaiser Jager Regt
- **Regiment 31 Culoz, 4 battalions
- *Bils Bde
- **2/3rd Oguliner Grenze
- **Regiment 47 Kinsky, 3 battalions
- *20 guns
- * elements Boer brigade
- **Regiment 49, 2nd battalion
- **Regiment 61, 1 battalion
- Urban independent division
- 2 squadrons of 12th regiment Haller Hussars
- *Schaffgottsche brigade
- **3rd Jager Btn
- **Regiment 39 Don Miguel, 1 battalion
- **Grenadier Btn of Regiment 59 Raineri
- **Sluiner Grenz, 2 companies
- *Braum brigade
- **Regiment 40 Rossbach, 3 battalions
- *12 guns
- *4 rocket launchers
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