Battle of Custoza (1848)

For the second battle fought at this location, see Battle of Custoza (1866).

First Battle of Custoza[1]
Part of the First Italian War of Independence

The Battle of Custoza of 1848
Date22-27 July 1848
Location
Custoza, Lombardy-Venetia
(present-day Italy)
45°23′N 10°48′E / 45.383°N 10.800°E / 45.383; 10.800
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Austria Sardinia
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Radetzky
Konstantin d’Aspre		 Charles Albert
Eusebio Bava
Strength
33,000
157 guns		 22,000
42 guns
Casualties and losses
[2][3]
319 killed
including 5 officers
1,282 wounded
including 32 officers
1,829 captured or missing		 [4]
288 killed
883 wounded
463 captured or missing

The First Battle of Custoza[1] was fought on July 24 and 25, 1848, during the First Italian War of Independence between the armies of the Austrian Empire, commanded by Field Marshal Radetzky, and the Kingdom of Sardinia, led by King Charles Albert of Piedmont-Sardinia.

  1. ^ a b "First Battle of Custoza". Encyclopædi Britannica.
  2. ^ K.k. 1848, p. 116-119.
  3. ^ Berkeley 1968, pp. 383.
  4. ^ Berkeley 1940, p. 383.