First Battle of Custoza[1] | |||||||
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Part of the First Italian War of Independence | |||||||
![]() The Battle of Custoza of 1848 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Joseph Radetzky Konstantin d’Aspre |
Charles Albert Eusebio Bava | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
33,000 157 guns |
22,000 42 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
[2][3] 319 killed including 5 officers 1,282 wounded including 32 officers 1,829 captured or missing |
[4] 288 killed 883 wounded 463 captured or missing |
The First Battle of Custoza[1] was fought on July 24 and 25, 1848, during the First Italian War of Independence between the armies of the Austrian Empire, commanded by Field Marshal Radetzky, and the Kingdom of Sardinia, led by King Charles Albert of Piedmont-Sardinia.