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
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Frazioni of the Province of Brescia
Garda Mountains