battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Mortara
Battle of Mortara was a battle fought on 21 March 1849 at Mortara, in what is now Italy. It was part of First Italian War of Independence, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 26,000 against 19,000.
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Record
| Date | 21 March 1849 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Mortara, Italy 45.250N, 8.750E | |
| Part of | First Italian War of Independence (1848 to 1849) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Austrian victory | |
| Belligerents | Piedmont-Sardinia | Austria |
| Commanders | King Karl Albert; Wojciech Chrzanowski | Joseph Radetzky von Radetz |
| Strength | 26,000 | 19,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 2,400 | 350 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ticinus 218 BC, 9.1 km
- Battle of Palestro 1859, 17 km
- Battle of Turbigo 1859, 17 km
- Battle of Novara 1849, 20 km
- Battle of Novara 1821, 20 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Custoza 25 July 1848
- After: Battle of Novara 23 March 1849
- All 7 engagements of First Italian War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1849
- Battle of Temesvár Romania
- Battle of Segesvár Romania
- Battle of Fredericia Denmark
- Siege of Buda Hungary
- Battle of Isaszeg Hungary
Battle of Mortara is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17622484, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mortara, revision 1382463423, 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.