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BATTLE // March 23, 1849

Battle of Novara

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Overview

The Battle 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.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Sardinia45,000
    medium
  • Austria41,000
    medium

Both sides were near-evenly matched in numbers

Casualties

  • Sardinia5,946
    medium13% loss rate
  • Austria2,657
    medium6% loss rate

Commanders (2)

Austria

Sardinia

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Last verified June 2026
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