Red Cross: How Hope Evolved
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 traveling 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 medical treatment, or write
letters to the families of those who were dying and he urged the public to create an organization
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 organization 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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