| Battle of Santa Lucia | |||||||
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| Part of the First Italian War of Independence | |||||||
 Battle of Santa Lucia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Sardinia |
 Austrian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Carlo Alberto of Savoy | Josef Radetzky | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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33,000 infantry 8,500 cavalry 82 cannon |
33,000 infantry 9,000 cavalry 84 field artillery 192 fortification cannon | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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110 dead 776 wounded |
72 dead 190 wounded 87 prisoners | ||||||
The battle of Santa Lucia, part of the First Italian War of Independence, was fought on 6 May 1848, when the king of Sardinia, Carlo Alberto, sent the I Corps of the Sardinian army to assault the fortified positions held before the walls of Verona by the Austrian army under field marshal Josef Radetzky. The Austrian army, though outnumbered, managed to withstand the attack and hold their positions. The battle is named after the Santa Lucia district of Verona. Franz Joseph (then only 17 years old) assisted the battle.