Second Italian War of Independence Part of the wars of Italian Unification Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino, by Jean - Louis - Ernest Meissonier Oil on canvas, 1863 Date 29 April -- 11 July 1859 Location Lombardy - Venetia Result Allied victory Armistice of Villafranca (12 July 1859) Territorial changes Sardinia annexed Lombardy from Austria France gains Savoy and Nice from Sardinia Belligerents French Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Supported by: United Provinces of Central Italy Austrian Empire Commanders and leaders Napoleon III Victor Emmanuel II Giuseppe Garibaldi Franz Josef I Ferenc Gyulay Strength French: 170,000 infantry 2,000 cavalry 312 guns Sardinian: 70,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 90 guns Austrian: 220,000 infantry 22,000 cavalry 824 guns
who won the second italian war of independence
Allied victory