✦ History

Part of First Italian War of Independence

Battle of Custoza (1848)

July 25, 1848 · Verona

Result Austrian victory

Austrian forces under Radetzky defeated the Sardinian army of King Charles Albert. The Sardinians withdrew, and an armistice soon followed.

On the map Contemporaries

Austrian Empire

Kingdom of Sardinia

Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Sardinia
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz military commander
Charles Albert military commander Eusebio Bava military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
33,000c. 55,000
Casualties
c. 1,350
Killed
319c. 180
Wounded
1,282c. 720
Missing
1,829c. 450
Guns
157c. 187
Strength
22,000c. 75,000
Casualties
c. 1,200
Killed
288c. 220
Wounded
883c. 680
Missing
463c. 300
Guns
42c. 126