Battle of Custoza (1848)

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For the second Battle of Custoza, see Battle of Custoza (1866).

Battle of Custoza
Part of the Italian Wars of Independence
Date July 23-July 25, 1848 Location Custoza, near Verona Result Austrian victory
Combatants
Kingdom of Sardinia	Austrian Empire
Commanders
Charles Albert of Savoy	Joseph Radetzky von Radetz

First Italian Independence War
Pastrengo – Santa Lucia – Goito – Peschiera – Custoza – Novara

The Battle of Custoza (1848) was fought (23-25 July 1848) during the first Italian War of Independence between the armies of the Austrian Empire, led by Field Marshal Radetzky, and of the Kingdom of Sardinia, led by king Charles Albert of Savoy.

The battle was fought next to Custoza (Verona, northern Italy) for the control of Venetian plains. The defeat of the Sardinian army caused the retreat of the Italians back to their Piedmont bases, and, with the defeat in Novara, led to the end of the war.