Editing Battle of Solferino (section)

===Battle of Solferino===
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Around 4:30&nbsp;am the advance guard of the 1st Corps (three infantry divisions under [[Elie Frédéric Forey|Forey]], [[Paul de Ladmirault|de Ladmirault]], and [[François Achille Bazaine|Bazaine]], and a cavalry division under Desvaux) came into contact with the Austrian V Corps under Stadion near [[Castiglione delle Stiviere]].

Around 5&nbsp;am 2nd Corps under Mac-Mahon (two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade under La Motterouge, [[Claude Théodore Decaen|Decaen]] and Gaudin) encountered Hungarian units posted near Ca’Morino (Medole). The Austrian forces were three corps strong (I, V and VII) and positioned on the towns of Solferino, Cavriana and Volta Mantovana. The Austrians were able to hold these positions all day against repeated French attacks.

According to Schneid, "Stadion received reinforcements from Clam Gallas' I Korps but Napoleon III fed the Imperial Guard divisions into the combat and by 2:00 pm the cemetery and town were surrounded.<ref name=FS/>

Near 3&nbsp;pm the French reserves, formed by Canrobert's 3rd Corps and the Imperial Guard under [[Auguste Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély|Regnaud]], attacked Cavriana, which was defended by the Austrian I Corps under [[Eduard Clam-Gallas|Clam-Gallas]], finally occupying it at 6&nbsp;pm and thereby breaking through the Austrian center. This breakthrough forced a general retreat of both Austrian armies.