Siege of Peschiera del Garda

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The Siege of Peschiera del Garda was a key 1848 engagement in which Piedmontese and allied Italian forces captured the Austrian-held fortress of Peschiera during the First Italian War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
siege
alsoKnownAs Assedio di Peschiera del Garda NERFINISHED
attackedBy Italian volunteers
Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED
attackingCommander Carlo Alberto of Sardinia NERFINISHED
Eusebio Bava NERFINISHED
belligerent Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
Italian volunteers
Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED
Piedmontese forces NERFINISHED
commander Carlo Alberto of Sardinia NERFINISHED
Eusebio Bava NERFINISHED
Karl von Rath NERFINISHED
conflictOf First Italian War of Independence NERFINISHED
countryInvolved Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED
defendedBy Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
defendingCommander Karl von Rath NERFINISHED
followedBy Battle of Custoza (1848) NERFINISHED
garrisonSurrenderedOn 1848-05-30
hasCasusBelli uprising in Lombardy–Venetia and Italian nationalist revolt against Austrian rule
hasEndDate 1848-05-30
hasLanguageOfSources English
French
German
Italian
hasPointInTime 1848
hasStartDate 1848-05-06
historicalEra Risorgimento NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 19th century
locatedInPresentDay Italy NERFINISHED
militaryObjective capture of Austrian-held fortress of Peschiera
notableFor one of the early major victories of Piedmontese forces in 1848
opposingForce Austrian garrison
Piedmontese and allied Italian forces NERFINISHED
partOf First Italian War of Independence NERFINISHED
Italian unification NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Goito (1848) NERFINISHED
result Piedmontese victory
capture of Peschiera fortress by Piedmontese and Italian forces
strategicSignificance capture of one of the Quadrilateral fortresses
weakened Austrian defensive system in northern Italy
tookPlaceAt Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia NERFINISHED
Lake Garda NERFINISHED
Peschiera del Garda NERFINISHED
Quadrilateral fortresses NERFINISHED

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First Italian War of Independence majorBattle Siege of Peschiera del Garda
Battle of Custoza (1848) precededBy Siege of Peschiera del Garda
this entity surface form: Siege of Peschiera (1848)