On June 24, 1859, Emperors Napoleon III and Franz Joseph I engaged in the battle of solferino,
commanding a combined total of about 270,000 troops onto the field for a single day of
battle Nearly 40,000 were either dead, injured, or missing many of whom were simply left to die
on the battlefield. Later, spectators crowded the fields, looking for loved ones searching for
items they could sell or simply taking in the horrors of the battle A Swiss businessman and
social activist Jean Henri Dunant, who was travelling in solferino witnessed all this.
Jean Henri Dunant witnessed the atrocities of war as well as the countries not prepared or
equipped to ease the suffering of those who had been injured in the battle of solferino Dunant
organized a group of volunteers to help bring water and food to the injured, to assist with the
medical treatment or write letters to the families of those who were dying and he urged the
public to create an organisation which would assist the wounded , regardless of which side they
fought for during times of war. After that moment,
he wrote the book, A Memory Of Solferino, which urged the public to create an organisation
which would assist the wounded, regardless of which side they fought for during times of war
His writing inspired countless others to rally behind him in the creation of the International
Federation of The Red Cross.
The modern-day Red Cross began by devoting itself largely to disaster relief and epidemic
treatment. This effort continues to this day. One of the easiest ways you can help the Red Cross
is to make sure you are able to donate blood and make an appointment at the Red Cross
website. But, donating blood isn't the only way you can help out-- the Red Cross also
encourages donating your time if you can. This is what the Red Cross wants everyone to know
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