Battle of Custoza (1866)

Battle of Custoza
Part of the Third Italian War of Independence

The charge of the 13th Regiment of Austrian Uhlans.
Date24 June 1866
Location
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alfonso La Marmora

Archduke Albrecht

Franz Freiherr von John
Strength
120,000 available [1][2] 50,000 used 75,000 mobilized
46+ guns
Casualties and losses
720 killed
3,112 wounded
4,315 captured
6 guns captured
Total:
8,147 casualties
960 killed
3,690 wounded
1,000 captured
Total:
5,650 casualties

The Battle of Custoza took place on the 24 June 1866 during the Third Italian War of Independence in the Italian unification process.

The Austrian Imperial army, joined by the Venetian Army, jointly commanded by Archduke Albrecht of Habsburg, defeated the Italian army, led by Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora and Enrico Cialdini.

  1. ^ Albrecht Friedrich von Österreich: Erster offizieller Bericht über die Schlacht bei Custozza am 24. Juni 1866, in: Österreichische Militärische Zeitschrift, Jahrgang 1866, Nr. 2. Alberto Pollio: Custoza (1866). Stab. Poligr. per l' Amministrazione della Guerra, Rom 1923.
  2. ^ Seewald, Berthold (25 May 2020). "Custozza-Schlacht 1866: Der letzte große Triumph Österreichs über Italien". Die Welt.