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Second Italian War of Independence Campaign

The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Franco-Austrian War, Austro-Sardinian War, Austro-Piedmontese War or Italian War of 1859 was fought by the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859. The campaign resulted several battles including Montebello, Palestro, Magenta and Solferino.

The Battle of Montebello by Philippoteaux

A recent request for the reinstatement of an old campaign scenario has today resulted in the Campaign of 1859 being posted on-line again. It’s aim is to allow battles generated by a boardgame to be refought using Volley & Bayonet. The campaign uses as it’s base the boardgame “Napoleon” by Columbia Games. It is therefore not a standalone system. However, I imagine that the document could be reasonably easily converted to a standalone campaign with some additional work. The suggestions for refighting the Campaign of 1859 using Volley & Bayonet can be found here.

For those looking for something smaller there is already on-line a scenario for the small Battle of Montebello. I do need to complete the the conversions of scenarios for Palestro, Magenta and Solferino. Do keep an eye on future updates.