HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The battle of Ponte Caffaro, from The Illustrated London News", 11 August 1866. Ponte Caffaro (literally Caffaro Bridge) is a settlement at the northern end of Lake Idro, in northern Italy, where the rivers Caffaro and Chiese enter the lake. Administratively it is a '' frazione'' of the commune of Bagolino, in the province of Brescia,
Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
.


Geography

The Caffaro here marks the boundary between the Italian provinces of Brescia and Trentino; until the beginning of the twentieth century this was the boundary between Italy and Austria.


History

The Battle of Ponte Caffaro was fought on the 25 June 1866. It was one of the opening skirmishes of the Third Italian War of Independence, between the Italian forces of Garibaldi and the Austrian Empire.


See also

* :it:Battaglia di Ponte Caffaro - detailed account of the battle (in Italian)


Notes and references

{{Authority control Frazioni of the Province of Brescia Garda Mountains