Battle of Novara (1849)

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Battle of Novara
Part of the First Italian War of Independence
Radetzky and his staff at the battle of Novara. Painting by Albrecht Adam (1855)
Date 23 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 Abdication of Charles Albert
Belligerents
Sardinia	Austria
Commanders and leaders
Wojciech Chrzanowski	Joseph Radetzky
Strength
45,000 (as per Bodart, 54,200 infantry, 4,800 cavalry, and 116 cannons)	70,000 (as per Bodart, 36,300 infantry, 4,700 cavalry, and 144 cannons involved)
Casualties and losses
[1] 1,378 killed 2,181 wounded 2,387 captured	[2] 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.