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Every year in the village there is the spring festival and the children's market, a market of arts and crafts of daily life with narratives and animation. In addition, in June, there is the now famous Beer
Festival, a great attraction for the young public of the provinces of Mantua, Brescia, Verona.
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Horrified by the suffering of wounded soldiers left on the battlefield, Dunant completely abandoned the original intent of his trip and for several days he devoted himself to helping with the treatment and care for the wounded. He succeeded in organizing an overwhelming level of relief assistance by
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was the largest battle since
Leipzig in 1813, with more than 234,000 soldiers fighting for about 12–14 hours and 29,000 victims (14,000 Austrians-Venetians and 15,000 Franco-Sardinians) and about 10,000 prisoners (8,000 Austrians-Venetians and 2,000 Franco-Sardinians). In terms of death toll, it was
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Furthermore, every year on the weekend closest to 24 June, in memory of the battle witnessed by Henry Dunant and which inspired him to create the
International Red Cross, there are a series of events organised by the association itself in which members can attend various courses, culminating with a
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From 23 to 28 June 2009, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the battle, a series of events gathering thousands of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement volunteers from all around the world took place in Solferino, under the name of Solferino 2009 Celebrations.
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The Rocca di
Solferino, known as the "Spy of Italy", 23 metres high, erected in 1022. Inside memorabilia are found of the battle fought on June 24, 1859. The Società Solferino e San Martino, a body founded in 1870, takes care of its protection and
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The Museum of the
Risorgimento of Solferino and San Martino, created in 1931, occupies three rooms where testimonies of the battle of 24 June 1859 are housed. This exhibition space collects material from the entire
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Periodically historical reenactments of the Battle of
Solferino and San Martino are organized. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary, it was held on 28 June 2009.
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Back in his home in Geneva, he set about a process that led to the
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