Battle of Custoza (1866)

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The Battle of Custoza (1866) was a major engagement of the Third Italian War of Independence in which Austrian forces decisively defeated the Italian army near Verona, halting Italy’s advance despite its alliance with Prussia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alliedWith Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
alsoKnownAs Battle of Custoza (1866)
surface form: Second Battle of Custoza
belligerent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Kingdom of Italy
campaign Italian campaign of 1866
casualties heavy Italian casualties
significant Austrian casualties
cause Italian attempt to annex Venetia
Italian offensive towards Verona
commander General Alfonso La Marmora
surface form: Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora

Archduke Albrecht of Austria
Enrico Cialdini
General Ludwig von Benedek
surface form: Ludwig von Benedek

Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
surface form: Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy
conflict Austro-Prussian War Italian front
country Kingdom of Italy
date 24 June 1866
followedBy Armistice of Cormons
Naval Battle of Lissa
surface form: Naval Battle of Lissa (1866)
front Venetian front
historicalEra Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Risorgimento
historicalPeriod 19th century
impact damaged Italian military prestige
did not prevent eventual cession of Venetia to Italy
influencedBy Prusso-Italian alliance against Austria
involvedUnit Austrian South Army
Italian Army of the Mincio
location Custoza
Kingdom of Italy
near Verona
notableFor Austrian use of interior lines
Italian command and coordination failures
opponent Austro-Hungarian Army
surface form: Austrian army

Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
surface form: Italian army
opposedBy Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire
partOf Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Italian unification

Third Italian War of Independence
precededBy Italian declaration of war on Austria in 1866
relatedEvent Battle of Custoza (1848)
surface form: First Battle of Custoza (1848)
result Austrian victory
strategicEffect halted Italian advance in Venetia
secured Austrian control of Verona area temporarily
tacticalOutcome Austrian counterattacks repulsed Italian forces
terrain hilly terrain around Custoza
theatre Third Italian War of Independence
surface form: Italian theatre of the Austro-Prussian War

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Austro-Prussian War mainBattle Battle of Custoza (1866)
Bersaglieri notableEngagement Battle of Custoza (1866)
Third Italian War of Independence notableBattle Battle of Custoza (1866)
General Ludwig von Benedek participatedIn Battle of Custoza (1866)
subject surface form: Ludwig von Benedek
this entity surface form: Battle of Custozza (1866)
German War majorBattle Battle of Custoza (1866)
this entity surface form: Battle of Custozza (1866)
Battle of Custoza (1866) alsoKnownAs Battle of Custoza (1866)
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Custoza