Magenta, a photo from Milan, Lombardia

Photographer's Note

Taken during the annual reenactment of the Battle of Magenta.

''The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under Napoleon III against the Austrians under Marshal Ferencz Gyulai.

It took place near the town of Magenta in northern Italy on June 4, 1859. Napoleon III's army crossed the Ticino River and outflanked the Austrian right forcing the Austrian army under General Gyulay to retreat. The close nature of the country, a vast spread of orchards cut up by streams and irrigation canals, precluded elaborate maneuver. The Austrians had turned every house into a miniature fortress. The brunt of the fighting was borne by 5,000 grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard, still in the First Empire style uniform. The battle of Magenta was not particularly large, but it was a decisive victory for the French-Sardinian forces. Patrice Maurice de MacMahon was created Duke of Magenta for his role in this battle, and later served as President of the French Republic.

The Franco-Piedmontese coalition consisted in overwhelming majority of French troops (1,100 Piedmontese and 58,000 French). Their victory can therefore be considered as mostly a French victory.

The colour magenta, discovered in 1859, was named after this battle, as was the Boulevard de Magenta in Paris''

In WS the soldier in action.

lousat, papagolf21, CLODO, Kofman, Schnappilic, Cricri, tyro trouve(nt) cette note utile

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papagolf21 (152605) 2012-11-21 0:16

Bonjour, cher Alessandro,
Magnifique portrait de cet homme en tenue armée !
Le résultat est étonnant de vérité.
Félicitations.
Très bonne journée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

lousat (138695) 2012-11-21 0:27

Ciao Ale,molto interessante per uno che non ha mai assistito alla rievocazione come me...ehhe...grande scatto,sembra davvero impegnato in una vera battaglia guardandone l'esperessione concentratissima,perfetti dettagli e colori,pregevole anche il WS.Buona giornata,Luciano

dkmurphys (79209) 2012-11-21 0:46

Ciao Alessandro,
Very fine portrait during the festive event. I like the colors and the quality of the image. Good work!

Daniel

Nicou (193806) 2012-11-21 2:00

Hlelo

quel portrait et iamge superbe compo quel homme avec sa belle barbe grise et ses moustaches superbe cpatage et compo et ocmme il tient le fusil, ce lunettes rondes une mervielle.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

CLODO (45116) 2012-11-21 2:29

Hi Alessandro

portrait full of life, well caught with the blurred background of the tourists watching this event.
Best regards
CLODO

carlo62 (81265) 2012-11-21 15:25

Ciao Alessandro
sicuramente caratterestico questo signore, bel ritratto, sembra ambientato in altra epoca.
Saluti
Carlo

Schnappilic (9692) 2012-11-22 2:09

Ciao Alessandro,

A great portrait during the celebration of the Battle of Magenta with interesting note. The expression of his face and the uniform light are great! Congratulations!

Buona giornata!

Ovidiu

fabbs99 (17179) 2012-11-22 5:04

Hi Alessandro,

Great portrait of the soldier with the beard.He looks great in his colorful military attire complete with the musket fitted with the bayonet.Excellent contrasts with bright colors.Very well done.TFS.

Cheers
Farhat

Cricri (176) 2012-11-23 22:46

Ciao Alessandro
Quel portrait de ce solda en tenue de l'époque, belle complémentaire en WS
Belle journée
cricri

mauro61 (53411) 2012-12-07 0:58

ciao Alessandro,
sempre bella l'esperienza di assistere a queste ricostruzioni storiche in costume.
Mi piace l'espressione che hai colto in questo barburo armigero,
buona giornata
maurizio

fabianoleite (13575) 2013-01-25 8:26

Interesting costume and accessories and great expression captured. Good work, congratulations!

tyro (30513) 2013-04-08 5:53

Hello Alessandro,

Another fine portrait of a French soldier at your battle re-enactment!

Again, your use of a long lens and wide aperture has made this fellow stand out perfectly against a soft background. The details and sharpness in his features are exquisite - we can see every hair in that grey beard adn every speck of dust on his dark unirorm.

Wonderful vibrant colours and an engaging expression on the "soldier's" face too.

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.