Battle of Santa Lucia

Battle of Santa Lucia
Part of the First Italian War of Independence
Battle of Santa Lucia
Date 6 May 1848 Location Santa Lucia, Verona, Lombardy-Venetia Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Sardinia	Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Carlo Alberto of Savoy	Josef Radetzky
Strength
33,000 infantry 8,500 cavalry 82 cannon	33,000 infantry 9,000 cavalry 84 field artillery 192 fortification cannon
Casualties and losses
110 dead 776 wounded	72 dead 190 wounded 87 prisoners

The battle of Santa Lucia, part of the First Italian War of Independence, was fought on 6 May 1848, when the king of Sardinia, Carlo Alberto, sent the I Corps of the Sardinian army to assault the fortified positions held before the walls of Verona by the Austrian army under field marshal Josef Radetzky. The Austrian army, though outnumbered, managed to withstand the attack and hold their positions. The battle is named after the Santa Lucia district of Verona. Franz Joseph (then only 17 years old) assisted the battle.