On June 4, 1859, the French and Italians confronted the Austrians in the Battle of Magenta (in the image), with the aim of defeating Lombardy. In memory of the bloodshed, the Italians began to say magenta to the color of the fuksine, and the new name quickly spread. But Magenta was not one of the bloodiest battles of the time. Twenty days later, Solferino's was much tougher, to the point of pushing the creation of the Red Cross. And another red that was most affected by the pundonor was called a solferino. But the magenta is one of the basic colors for four-poster printing, and so, even though the battle is more humble, it has become more popular than the solferino.