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Battle of Santa Lucia

Battle of Santa Lucia was a battle fought on 6 May 1848 at Santa Lucia, 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: 33,000 infantry; 8,500 cavalry; 82 cannon against 33,000 infantry; 9,000 cavalry; 84 field artillery; 192 fortification cannon.

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Battaglia di Santa Lucia del 6 maggio 1848
Battaglia di Santa Lucia del 6 maggio 1848. Bayot lith., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 May 1848
WhereSanta Lucia, Italy45.424N, 10.949E
OutcomeAustrian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of SardiniaagainstAustrian Empire
Casualties and losses110 dead; 776 woundedand72 dead; 190 wounded; 87 prisoners
Part ofFirst Italian War of Independence1848 to 1849

Where it sits in First Italian War of Independence

Battle of Sforzesca, 1848Battle of Monzambano, 1848Skirmish of Pastrengo, 1848Battle of Santa Lucia, 1848Battle of Cornuda, 1848Battle of Curtatone and Montanara, 1848Battle of Goito, 1848Battle of Monte Berico, 1848Battle of Custoza, 1848Battle of Mestre, 1848Battle of Mortara, 1849Battle of Novara, 1849Siege of Ancona, 1849Siege of Rome, 184918481849Battle of Santa Lucia, 1848
15 placed engagements of First Italian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 May 1848
PlaceSanta Lucia, Italy
45.424N, 10.949E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength33,000 infantry; 8,500 cavalry; 82 cannon33,000 infantry; 9,000 cavalry; 84 field artillery; 192 fortification cannon
Casualties and losses110 dead; 776 wounded72 dead; 190 wounded; 87 prisoners
Commanders
Battle of Santa LuciaBattle of Santa LuciaBattle of VeronaBattle of VeronaBattle of VeronaBattle of VeronaBattle of VeronaMilanGenoaBolognaBergamoParmaRavennaFerraraTrento100 km45.424N, 10.949E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 249 and 1848.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1848

Battle of Santa Lucia 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 Q2219615, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Santa Lucia, revision 1382551498, 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.