Battle of Boffalora

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Battle of Boffalora
Part of the Second Italian War of Independence
Battle of Boffalora
Date 4 June 1859 Location Boffalora sopra Ticino, Italy Result French victory
Belligerents
French Empire	Austria
Commanders and leaders
La Motte-Rouge	Eduard Clam-Gallas
Strength
15,000	15,000[1]
Casualties and losses
53 killed[2]	100 killed 200 wounded[3]

The Battle of Boffalora (or more properly Battle of Boffalora sopra Ticino) is an part of the Second Italian War of Independence. It was fought on 4 June 1859 at Boffalora sopra Ticino, between the 2nd Imperial Royal Austrian Army of the Austrian Empire and the French Army of Italy France-Piedmontese coming from Piedmont. It represents a phase of the better-known Battle of Magenta which ended a few hours later in the town of Magenta, Lombardy, a few kilometers away from Boffalora.