Battle of Custoza (1866)
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The Battle of Custoza took place on the 24 June 1866 during the Third Italian War of Independence in the Italian unification process.
The charge of the 13th Regiment of Austrian Uhlans
Prince Amadeo wounded at Custoza (1870) by Giovanni Fattori
Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora
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Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora was an Italian general and statesman. His older brothers include a soldier and a naturalist Alberto della Marmora and Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora, founder of the branch of
Battle of Custoza (1866)
…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. In June 1866, the German Kingdom of Prussia declared war on the Austrian Empire. The recently formed Kingdom of Italy decided to seize the opportunity…
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Garibaldi and General La Marmora
Portrait of La Marmora