Battle of Novara (1849)
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Battle of Novara | |||||||
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Part of the First Italian War of Independence | |||||||
Radetzky and his staff at the battle of Novara. Painting by Albrecht Adam (1855) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sardinia | Austria | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Wojciech Chrzanowski | Joseph Radetzky | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
45,000 (as per Bodart, 54,200 infantry, 4,800 cavalry, and 116 cannons) |
70,000 (as per Bodart, 36,300 infantry, 4,700 cavalry, and 144 cannons involved) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
[1] 1,378 killed 2,181 wounded 2,387 captured |
[2] 466 killed 1,670 wounded 521 missing or captured |
The Battle of Novara (or Battle of Bicocca; Bicocca being a borough of
Overview
An uneasy armistice made in 1848 between Austria and Sardinia lasted less than seven months, before
The seizure of Mortara led to a battle between Austrian and Piedmontese troops at Novara, 28 miles (45 km) west of Milan. 41,000 Austrians faced 59,000 Piedmontese and thoroughly routed their opponent as they had at the Battle of Custoza the previous year. Piedmont also suffered from a lack of support from the smaller Italian states. General Girolamo Ramorino was accused of disobeying orders before the Battle of Novara, and, that same year, he was executed.
The Piedmontese were driven back to Borgomanero at the foot of the
Aftermath
Austrian general Baron
A peace treaty was signed on 9 August. Piedmont was forced to pay an indemnity of 65 million francs to Austria. A reenactment of the battle occurs every year.[4] The Austrian frigate Novara, which went on a round-the-world scientific expedition between 1857 and 1859, was named after this Austrian victory.[5]
References
- ^ Pinelli 1857, p. 145.
- ^ K.k. 1850, p. 72.
- ^ Engels, Friedrich (April 1849). "The Defeat of the Piedmontese". Neue Rheinische Zeitung. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2018 – via marxists.org.
- ^ Novara Risorgimentale 2007 Archived November 25, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Austrian Imperial Frigate SMS Novara Archived 2005-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
Works cited
- Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618–1905). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- Der Feldzug der österreichischen Armee in Italien im Jahre 1849: Kriegsbegebenheiten bei der kaiserlich österreichischen Armee in Italien vom 20. März bis 1. April 1849 (in German). aus der kaiserlich königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1850.
- Pinelli (1857). Piemont's Militair-Geschichte vom Frieden von Aachen bis auf unsere Tage (in German).