Battle of Goito

The Battle of Goito was fought between the Piedmontese and the Austrian army on 30 May 1848, in the course of the First Italian War of Independence. The Piedmontese army won the battle, as the Austrians were unable to break through to relieve the siege of Peschiera and prevent its surrender which happened on the day before the battle.

Battle of Goito
Part of the First Italian War of Independence

Battlaglia di Goito by Felice Cerruti Bauduc
Date30 May 1848
Location45°14′49″N 10°40′29″E
Result Sardinian victory
Belligerents
Sardinia Austria
Commanders and leaders
Charles Albert
Eusebio Bava
Karl of Schwarzenberg
OLt. Carl Mecséry 
Strength
14,700 infantry
2,400 cavalry
43 guns
11,200 infantry
950 cavalry
33 guns
Casualties and losses

46 killed
260 wounded
55 missing

68 killed
including 2 Officers
331 wounded
including 21 officers
221 captured or missing
including 3 officers
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