1. an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I; [syn: Solferino, battle of Solferino]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
battle of Solferino
n 1: an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and
Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under
Francis Joseph I [syn: Solferino, battle of Solferino]