The next time you have to buy Magenta toner/ ink for your printer, think of this.....
The Battle of Magenta took place near the town of Magenta in
the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, a crown land of the Austrian Empire on 4 June
1859. The dye was discovered in 1859 and
named in honour of the event.
Now here is the Irish bit; the leader of French
forces was of Irish descent. According to Wikipedia, his family his family originally had
land in Munster, lost it because of Cromwell, and then eventually emigrated to
France after 1690. Patrice de MacMahon (Paddy to his mates) joined the French
army in 1820 and distinguished himself fighting for Napoleon. After winning the Battle of Magenta, he was
made Duke of Magenta, before eventually becoming President of France!
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