Battle of Custoza (1848)

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The Battle of Custoza (1848) was a major engagement of the First Italian War of Independence in which Austrian forces under Field Marshal Radetzky decisively defeated the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia, halting Charles Albert’s attempt to drive Austria from northern Italy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Custoza (First Italian War of Independence)
belligerent Imperial Austrian Army ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Imperial Army

Royal Sardinian Army ⓘ
chronologicallyBefore Battle of Novara (1849) ⓘ
combatant Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Empire

Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
commandedBy Joseph Radetzky von Radetz ⓘ
surface form: Field Marshal Josef Radetzky von Radetz

Charles Albert of Savoy ⓘ
surface form: King Charles Albert of Sardinia
conflict First Italian War of Independence ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
country Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Empire
date 1848-07-24 ⓘ
1848-07-25 ⓘ
endTime 1848-07-25 ⓘ
followedBy Armistice of Salasco ⓘ
geographicalContext near the Mincio River ⓘ
hasAftermath Sardinian retreat from the Mincio line ⓘ
temporary stabilization of Austrian rule in northern Italy ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
hasCommander Charles Albert of Savoy ⓘ
surface form: Charles Albert of Sardinia

Eusebio Bava ⓘ
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz ⓘ
surface form: Josef Radetzky von Radetz
hasParticipant Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Empire

Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
hasTheatre Revolutions of 1848 in Italy ⓘ
surface form: Italian theatre of the Revolutions of 1848
historicalEra Italian Risorgimento ⓘ
surface form: Risorgimento
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
involves Charles Albert’s attempt to expel Austria from northern Italy ⓘ
location Custoza ⓘ
Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia ⓘ
near Verona ⓘ
militaryFront Lombardy–Venetia front ⓘ
opponent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Empire

Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
outcome decisive Austrian victory ⓘ
partOf First Italian War of Independence ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Peschiera del Garda ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Peschiera (1848)
primaryObjective Austrian attempt to break Sardinian encirclement of the Quadrilateral fortresses ⓘ
Sardinian attempt to drive Austrian forces from Lombardy–Venetia ⓘ
relatedEvent Revolutions of 1848 in Italy ⓘ
surface form: Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states
result Austrian victory ⓘ
significance halted Charles Albert’s advance in northern Italy ⓘ
secured Austrian control over Lombardy–Venetia in 1848 ⓘ
startTime 1848-07-24 ⓘ
tookPlaceOn 1848-07-24 ⓘ
1848-07-25 ⓘ

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Charles Albert of Savoy → battle → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
Royal Sardinian Army → engagedInBattle → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
First Italian War of Independence → majorBattle → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
Battle of Custoza (1866) → relatedEvent → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Custoza (1848)
Italian Wars of Independence → significantEvent → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
Battle of Novara (1849) → relatedTo → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
Battle of Custoza (1848) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Custoza (First Italian War of Independence)
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz → notableBattle → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz → victoryOver → Battle of Custoza (1848) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont at Custoza (1848)