TY - JOUR T1 - Red Cross only positive result of horrifying 1859 bloodbath JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 1180 LP - 1182 VL - 155 IS - 8 AU - J. Brooks Y1 - 1996/10/15 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/155/8/1180.abstract N2 - Haunted by the suffering and human devastation he witnessed after the 1859 Battle of Solferino in Italy, Swiss banker Henry Dunant wrote a book that galvanized European governments and resulted in the first international agreement that established rules for the conduct of war. The Geneva Convention also resulted in the formation of the Red Cross. ER -