Battle of Goito Bridge

Battle of Goito Bridge
Part of First War of Italian Independence
Date8 April 1848
Location45°14′49″N 10°40′29″E / 45.24694°N 10.67472°E / 45.24694; 10.67472
Result Piedmontese victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Sardinia  Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Eusebio Bava
Federico d'Arvillars
Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
Strength
9,300 troops 3-3,500 troops
Casualties and losses
8 dead and 40 wounded 19 dead, 15 wounded and 68 captured

The Battle of Goito Bridge or Battle of the Bridge of Goito (Italian: Battaglia del Ponte di Goito) was the first significant clash fought during the First Italian War of Independence and took place on the 8th April 1848. It was so named in order to distinguish it from the far more significant and large-scale Battle of Goito that was fought the following month. The battle of Goito Bridge saw a Piedmontese division capture a key bridge on the Mincio River held by a significantly smaller Austrian detachment.

As the first battle in which the newly established Piedmontese Bersaglieri corps took part, the battle of the Bridge of Goito holds a significant place in Italian military historiography and in the corps' battle honors.