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Battle of Goito

Battle of Goito was a battle fought on 30 May 1848 at Mantua, in what is now Italy. It was part of First Italian War of Independence, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Sardinian victory. Recorded strength: 14,700 infantry; 2,400 cavalry; 43 guns against 11,200 infantry; 950 cavalry; 33 guns.

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Battaglia di Goito del 30 maggio 1848
Battaglia di Goito del 30 maggio 1848. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 May 1848
WhereMantua, Italy45.247N, 10.675E
OutcomeSardinian victory
Belligerents20px Sardiniaagainst25px Austria
Part ofFirst Italian War of Independence1848 to 1849

Where it sits in First Italian War of Independence

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Record

Date30 May 1848
PlaceMantua, Italy
45.247N, 10.675E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength14,700 infantry; 2,400 cavalry; 43 guns11,200 infantry; 950 cavalry; 33 guns
Casualties and losses46 killed; 260 wounded; 55 missing68 killed; including 2 Officers; 331 wounded; including 21 officers; 221 captured or missing; including 3 officers
Commanders
  • Karl II Prince of Schwarzenberg
  • Oberleutnant
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1630 and 1848.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1848

Battle of Goito is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q938724, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Goito, revision 1382463409, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.