after witnessing the soldiers suffering at the battle of solferino, dunant decided to right the book that would inspire the creation international red cross.
after witnessing the soldiers suffering at the battle of solferino, dunant decided to right the book that would inspire the creation international red cross.
after witnessing the soldiers suffering at what battle, did dunant decide to right the book that would inspire the creation international red cross?
battle of solferino
in solferino, a small museum describes the history of the battle of solferino and of the risorgimento, the long and bloody italian struggle for independence and unity. in the ossario di solferino (solferino ossuary) in close proximity to the museum, a moving display shows the horrors of war. inside the chapel, 1,413 skulls and many more bones from thousands of french and austrian troops who died during the battle are shown. solferino is also host to the international red cross memorial inaugurated in 1959 on the centennial of the battle of solferino. the memorial contains stone plaques identifying each recognized national society. in castiglione delle stiviere, a small town near solferino, the international museum of the red cross was also opened in 1959. moreover, another museum, the international red cross museum stands in geneva in close proximity to the headquarters of the icrc. finally, in the swiss village of heiden, the henry dunant museum was opened to preserve the memory and legacy of dunant himself.
emblems of the international red cross and red crescent movement
a memory of solferino changed the world in a way that no one, let alone dunant, could have foreseen nor truly appreciated at the time. to start, dunant was able to profoundly stir the emotions of his readers by bringing the battle and suffering into their homes, equipping them to understand the current barbaric state of war and treatment of soldiers after they were injured or killed; in of themselves these accounts altered the course of history. beyond this, in his two-week experience attending to the wounded soldiers of all nationalities, dunant inadvertently established the vital conceptual pillars of what would later become the international committee of the red cross and international humanitarian law: impartiality and neutrality. dunant took these ideas and came up with two more ingenious concepts that would profoundly alter the practice of war; first dunant envisioned a creation of permanent volunteer relief societies, much like the ad hoc relief group he coordinated in solferino, to assist wounded soldiers; next dunant began an effort to call for the adoption of a treaty which would guarantee the protection of wounded soldiers and any who attempted to come to their aid.
humanitarian aid