Battle of Custoza (1866)

For the first Battle of Custoza, see Battle of Custoza (1848).

Battle of Custoza

Date	24 June 1866
Location	Custoza, near Verona, present-day Italy
Result	Austrian victory

Combatants

Commanders

Strength

120,000<ref>Only 65,000 of which crossed the Mincio.</ref>

75,000

Casualties

8,147 dead, wounded, or captured

4,650 dead or wounded

Austro-Prussian War
Custoza – Trutnov – Langensalza – Mnichovo Hradiště – Jičín – Königgrätz – Lissa – Bezzecca

The Battle of Custoza took place on 24 June 1866 during the Italian campaign of the Austro-Prussian War (also known as Third Independence war in the Italian unification process).

The Austrian Empire army, led by Archduke Albert of Habsburg, defeated the Italian army led by Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora and Enrico Cialdini, in spite of the Italians' strong numerical advantage.

Only the success of the Prussian army, allied to Italy, obliged the Austrians to ask for peace.

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