First Italian War of Independence
1848 – 1849 · Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Result Austrian victory
The Kingdom of Sardinia and Italian volunteers fought Austria to free northern Italy during the revolutions of 1848. Austria won at Custoza and Novara, and Charles Albert of Sardinia gave up his throne.
Kingdom of Sardinia
Austrian Empire
Other
Strength and losses
- Killed
- c. 7,527
Grand Duchy of Tuscany Killed c. 100
Battles and events 9
- Five Days of Milan March 18–22, 1848
- Skirmish of Pastrengo (1848) April 30, 1848 · Sardinian victory
- Battle of Santa Lucia May 6, 1848 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Goito May 30, 1848 · Sardinian victory
- Battles of Vicenza (1848) June 10, 1848
- Battle of Custoza (1848) July 25, 1848 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Mortara March 21–22, 1849 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Novara (1849) March 23, 1849 · Austrian victory
- Ten Days of Brescia March 23 – April 1, 1849
Also involved 18
- Franz Joseph I of Austria
- Luigi Federico Menabrea
- Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Franz von John
- Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
- Ludwig von Benedek
- Carlo Pellion di Persano
- Eduard Clam-Gallas
- Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria
- Erwin von Neipperg
- Manfredo Fanti
- Josip Filipović
- Alessandro Asinari di San Marzano
- Giacomo Medici
- Ferenc Gyulay
- Wojciech Chrzanowski
- Giovanni Durando
- Hermann Kanzler