Battle of Custoza (1866)

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Via Luciano Piona, 10, 37066 Custoza VR, Italy

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N45° 22' 44" E10° 47' 45"   (45.378888888889, 10.795833333333) Start navigation »

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The Battle of Custoza took place on June 24, 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, despite the Italians' strong numerical advantage.

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