What happened when Giuseppe Garibaldi fought Austrian forces at Luino and Morazzone?

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Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi wearing a beret and cloak, with a full beard and mustache, looking toward the camera. — Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi, c. 1860–82.

After King Charles Albert of Piedmont-Sardinia signed an armistice with the Austrians following the Battle of Custoza, Giuseppe Garibaldi refused to abandon the cause. He continued what he considered his own private war of liberation on behalf of Milan.

During this campaign, Garibaldi engaged in two battles against Austrian forces at Luino and Morazzone, emerging from both with credit. However, by the end of August 1848, he found himself heavily outnumbered and was forced to retreat across the frontier into Switzerland.1