Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Malegnano (Franco-Austrian War).

Fought June 8, 1859, between three French divisions, under Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers, and the Austrians, in about equal force. After three hours' hard fighting, the Austrians were defeated and driven out of Malegnano, with heavy loss, including 1,000 prisoners. The French lost 850 killed and wounded.