Austrian troops end the ten-day insurrection in Brescia (1849)

The Ten Days of Brescia was a revolt that began on 23 March 1849 in the city, then part of the Austrian Empire's Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. Local residents overthrew the Austrian administration, forcing the military contingent led by General Julius Jacob von Haynau to retreat to the Castello di Brescia. Austrian troops subsequently suppressed the insurrection, ending the conflict after ten days on 1 April 1849.

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Background and detail

Background. Brescia had previously revolted in 1848. In March 1849, coinciding with the Piedmontese army's invasion of Austrian-controlled Lombardy, the local population overthrew the hated Austrian administration. The Austrian military contingent, commanded by General Julius Jacob von Haynau, was forced to retreat to the Castello di Brescia, setting the stage for the subsequent suppression of the insurrection.

Suppression. General Radetzky decisively defeated the Lombard patriots by snuffing out the Ten Days of Brescia, which lasted from 23 March to 1 April 1849. Following the suppression of this insurrection, General Julius Jacob von Haynau advanced on Venice with an army of 30,000 men in April 1849, marking the end of the local revolt and the continuation of Austrian military operations in the region.

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