- Joseph Wenzel Radetzky by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... Count Radetzky von Radetz). Born Nov. 2, 1766, in Třebnice, now in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic; died Jan. 5, 1858, in Milan. Count, Austrian field marshal (1836). Son of a Czech nobleman.Radetzky entered the army in 1784. From 1809 to 1813 he was chief of staff of the Austrian Army, and in 1813–14, chief of staff to the Austrian ...
- Novara, Battle by Brandon Ray
... Austrian troops under Joseph Radetzky defeated a larger Italian force under Charles Albert, king of Sardinia-Piedmont. The defeat revealed Piedmont's lack of support from the smaller Italian states and led to the abdication of Charles Albert.
- Radetzky, Joseph, Count by Jamie Lyons
... Venetia in 1848. He served as governor-general of these provinces (1849–57). His status among conservatives as a national hero inspired Johann Strauss the Elder to compose the Radetzky March.
- Novara by Conner Lambert
... , and printed materials. It is a major market for rice. Several battles were fought (1500, 1513) near Novara during the Italian Wars. At Novara, in Mar., 1849, the Austrians under Radetzky defeated the Piedmontese under Charles Albert (see Risorgimento ). The Church of San Gaudenzio (16th–17th cent.) has an impressive campanile (19th cent.).
- Custoza, Battles by Maggie Lee
Two attempts at Custoza, Italy, to end Austrian control over northern Italy. In the first battle (July 24, 1848), an Austrian army under Joseph Radetzky defeated the Sardinians, led by Charles Albert. In the second battle (June 24, 1866), as part of an Italian effort to acquire Austrian-held Venetia, a disorganized Italian army of 120,000 men, led by Victor Emmanuel II ...