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Battle of Novara: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date March 23, 1849
Location Italy • Milan • Novara
Participants Austria • Sardinia
Context Wars of Italian Independence

Timeline

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First Battle of Custoza
July 24, 1848
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battles of Custoza
July 24, 1848; June 24, 1866
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Battle of Novara
March 23, 1849
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Austro-French Piedmontese War
April 1859 - July 11, 1849
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Battle of Magenta
June 4, 1859
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Second Battle of Custoza
June 24, 1866

Key People

Charles Albert of Sardinia-Piedmont
Charles Albert
king of Sardinia-Piedmont
Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky
Joseph, Graf Radetzky
Austrian military reformer
Albert, Archduke
Archduke Albert
Austrian field marshal

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