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| Alliance Napoleon III |  |
| Allies with Sardinia against Austria |
| Armistice Franz Josef I |  |
| 8th July France & Austria agree an armistice |
| Armistice MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| 8th July France & Austria agree an armistice |
| Battle of Magenta MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| 4th June Magenta French victory at Magenta is followed by the French liberation of Milan |
| 4th June Magenta MacMahon is created Duke of Magenta for his role in this battle, and later serves as President of the French Republic |
| 4th June Magenta Trans forms the battle into a French victory |
| Battle of Magenta Napoleon III | |
| 4th June Magenta Napoleon III's army crossed the Ticino River and outflanked the Austrian right forcing the Austrian army under General Gyulai to retreat |
| Battle of Solferino MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| 24th June Solferino The Austrians are defeated by the French & Sardinians |
| Birth of Surat, Georges Surat, Georges | |
| 2nd Dec Birth of Georges Surat |
| Declaration of War Franz Josef I | |
| 3rd May France declares war Austria |
| Declaration of War Napoleon III | |
| 3rd May France declares war Austria |
| Diplomacy Napoleon III | |
| Allies with Italian States in gaining unity |
| Marshal MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| May Magenta Appointed Marshal after the battle of Magenta |
| Peace Napoleon III | |
| 8th Nov Villafranca Under the peace of Villafranca Parma & Lombardy are ceded to France |
| 10th Nov Villafranca The treaty of Zurich confirms the peace of Villafranca |
| Peerage MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| May Magenta Created Duke of Magenta, after the battle of Magenta |
| Rule of Lombardy Napoleon III | |
| 8th Nov Lombardy Under the peace of Villafranca Parma & Lombardy are ceded to France |
| Rule of Parma Napoleon III | |
| 8th Nov Parma Under the peace of Villafranca Parma & Lombardy are ceded to France |
| Siege of Milan MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| 4th May Milan French victory at Magenta is followed by the French liberation of Milan |
| Treaty of Zurich Napoleon III | |
| 10th Nov Zurich The treaty of Zurich confirms the peace of Villafranca |
