Battle of Custoza (1866)
| Battle of Custoza | |||||||
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| Part of the Third Italian War of Independence | |||||||
The charge of the 13th Regiment of Austrian Uhlans | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Italy | Austrian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alfonso La Marmora | Franz Freiherr von John | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 120,000 available 50,000 used |
75,000 mobilized 46+ guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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720 killed 3,112 wounded 4,315 captured 6 guns captured Total: 8,147 casualties |
960 killed 3,690 wounded 1,000 captured Total: 5,650 casualties | ||||||
The Battle of Custoza took place on the 24 June 1866 during the Third Italian War of Independence in the Italian unification process.
The Austrian Imperial army, joined by the Venetian Army, jointly commanded by Archduke Albrecht of Habsburg, defeated the Italian army, led by Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora and Enrico Cialdini.