Third Italian War of Independence
{{Infobox military conflict | image = Custozza1866.jpg | image_size = 320px | caption = Austrian Uhlans charge Italian Bersaglieri during the Battle of Custoza. Painting by Juliusz Kossak | partof = the wars of Italian unification and the Austro-Prussian War | conflict = Third Italian War of Independence | date = 20 June – 12 August 1866() | place = Lombardy–Venetia | casus = Sardinian refusal to comply with Austrian demand for demobilization | territory = Veneto, Friuli and Mantua annexed by Italy | result = Italian victory | combatant1 = Supported by: | combatant2 = | commander1 = | commander2 = Johann II | strength1 = Mincio Army 11 infantry divisions 1 cavalry division Total: 120,000 men Po Army 5 infantry divisions Total: 80,000 men Garibaldi's forces Volunteer battalions Total: 20,000 men Total: 220,000 men | strength2 = South Army V, VII, IX Corps 2 cavalry brigades Liechtenstein Army Total: 80 men Total: 130,000–190,000 men | casualties1 = 11,197 1,633 battle deaths 3,926 wounded 553 missing 5,085 captured | casualties2 = 9,727 1,392 battle deaths 4,471 wounded 691 missing 3,173 captured }} The Third Italian War of Independence () was a war between the Kingdom of Italy and the