Battle of Novara (1849)

For other battles of Novara, see Battle of Novara (disambiguation).
Battle of Novara
Part of the First Italian War of Independence

Field Marshal Radetzky and his staff at the Battle of Novara on March 23, 1849
Albrecht Adam, 1855
Date23 March 1849
Location
Novara, Kingdom of Sardinia
(present-day Italy)
45°25′53″N 8°42′58″E / 45.43139°N 8.71611°E / 45.43139; 8.71611
Result

Austrian victory

Belligerents
Sardinia Austria
Commanders and leaders
Wojciech Chrzanowski Joseph Radetzky
Strength
45,000 to 59,000 41,000 to 70,000
Casualties and losses

5,946:
1,378 killed
2,181 wounded
2,387 captured
2,657:
466 killed
1,670 wounded
521 missing or captured

The Battle of Novara (or Battle of Bicocca; Bicocca being a borough of Novara) was one of the battles fought between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia during the First Italian War of Independence, within the era of Italian unification. Lasting the whole day of 22 March 1849 and ending at dawn on 23 March, it resulted in a severe defeat and retreat of the Piedmontese (Sardinian) army.


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