Battle of Mortara
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The Battle of Mortara was an 1849 clash in northern Italy in which Austrian forces decisively defeated the Sardinian-Piedmontese army, helping to thwart early efforts at Italian unification.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Mortara canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Field Marshal Radetzky
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King Charles Albert of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardinian-Piedmontese army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | 1849 campaign in Lombardy ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Austria
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Battles involving the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ Battles of the First Italian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | renewal of hostilities after armistice in First Italian War of Independence ⓘ |
| chronology | fought shortly before the Battle of Novara (1849) ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Imperial Austrian forces
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Sardinian-Piedmontese forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Josef Radetzky von Radetz
NERFINISHED
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Victor Emmanuel II NERFINISHED ⓘ Wojciech Chrzanowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Italian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 21 March 1849 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century European wars ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Novara (1849) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Italian unification ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Risorgimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to Sardinian defeat in 1849 campaign ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
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Lombardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mortara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFront | Lombardy front ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mortara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Josef Radetzky von Radetz
NERFINISHED
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Wojciech Chrzanowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Austrian army in Italy
NERFINISHED
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Royal Sardinian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Austrian victory ⓘ |
| partOf | First Italian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Austrian winter armistice of 1848–1849 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Revolutions of 1848 in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Austrian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped thwart early efforts at Italian unification
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weakened Sardinian-Piedmontese military position ⓘ |
| theater | Northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1849 ⓘ |
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