Henry Dunant Organizes Aid After Solferino
A Swiss businessman witnesses battlefield suffering and creates the Red Cross movement.
FaithTap · Oct 1, 2026 · 1 min read

After the Battle of Solferino, Henry Dunant rallied local villagers to care for thousands of wounded soldiers from both sides without distinction, leading to the 1863 founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the first Geneva Convention; his later writings show a deepened Christian commitment to mercy.



