THE AUSTRIAN DAILY! PAGE1 JULY 26 1848 Batle of Custza Comes t an End. Te batle between te Austian Empire and te Kingdom of Sardinia has reached its brutal end. BACKGROUND: THE CONFLICT ENDS: te nortern Italian region. Te Tis fierce confontaton startd in Earlier tis mont, King Charles defeat of King Charles Albert comes January tis year, when in March Albert led his army across te t no surprise, and he now has been te cit of Milan revoltd against Mincio River, Italy, t engage wit forced by General Radetsky t sign Austian occupaton in what is now General Radetsky’s army. His a peace teat wit Austia. known as te “five days of Milan”. flawed plan, as revealed t te However, even tough tis was a King Charles Albert was in favor of public soon aftrwards, was t spectacular victry for Austia, bot te Milanese revolt, and declared occupy te hiltp and statgic twn sides had major casualtes. More war on Austia. General Radetsky of Custza, for military purposes. tan half of each side’s army was witdrew his toops fom Milan, and Aftr a vicious two-day batle lost, and many are now grieving for focused on seting up stong bases in between te Kingdom of Sardinia te dead. Verona, Mantua, Peschiera, and and te Austian Empire at tis Legnano. Charles Albert ten locaton, General Radetsky has THE QUESTION: strmed Peschiera, and tok it over. emerged victrious, and has taken A queston now remains; wil peace Tis gave him hope tat would soon over Custza terefore driving out be upheld? Or wil tis be yet be lost. te Piedmontse out of Lombardy, anoter failed atempt? Battle of Custoza Austrian Empire Flag Austrian Daily.