Advance of Radetzky – Victory of the Italians –  
Official Capture of Peschiera  
Verona, May 30. Thirteenth Army Bulletin. – The Field Marshal left
No. 7, June 7, 1848  
New Rhenish Gazette.  
Verona on the evening of the 27th inst. with one part of the army, and, by a bold and successfully executed flank march, passed very close to the enemy during the night and the whole of the following day, the 28th, advancing in three columns to Mantua, where the Imperial Royal troops arrived in the evening. At the same time, by order of Field Marshal-Lieutenant Count Lichnowsky, under the command of Colonel Baron Zobel, a feint attack was made on the enemy’s left flank in the direction of Pastrengo on the evening of the 28th and the morning of the 29th, in order to mislead the enemy and to conceal the march of the army upon Mantua. By these manoeuvres the Field Marshal has succeeded in rapidly throwing his forces on the enemy’s extreme right, crossing the Mincio, and thus bypassing all the extensive entrenchments which the enemy have erected over the last six weeks on both the right and the left bank from Lake Garda as far as Mantua. In order to gain the enemy’s flank completely and to debouche with the army on to the plain, it was first necessary to attack and take his fortified position in front of Mantua around Curtatone. After three hours of hard fighting the lines at Curtatone were taken; about 2,000 men, including 1 colonel, 66 officers, and a whole battalion of Neapolitans, were taken prisoner, and 11 cannon and a large quantity of weapons were captured.

* Milan, June 1. The official Milanese bulletin on the engagement before Mantua reports things quite different from the Austrian bulletin. It reports that the Italians were victorious and that Peschiera has been taken. It runs: “30,000 Austrians attacked our position at Goito, which was defended by 15,000 men. A violent cannonade ensued, which lasted for more than 6 hours. Finally our cavalry regiments hurled themselves with impetuosity upon the enemy and drove them back towards Mantua. In this pitched battle the Italian army completely defeated the enemy. The King, as usual, or even more than usual, was exposed to continuous artillery fire, and was slightly wounded in one eye. The Duke of Savoy was also wounded in the thigh; both, however, remained on horseback throughout. General Bava commanded our army, and conducted himself very bravely. At the departure of the courier, two cavalry regiments were still pursuing the enemy. News has just arrived of the surrender of Peschiera. Long live Italy, long live Charles Albert, long live the Italian Union!” – A letter from the *Neue Zürcher Zeitung* of June 1 states that Peschiera surrendered on the 30th, as soon as the breach had become practicable. It appears that an unconditional surrender took place. The attacks by the Austrians on Goito and several other points of the line were intended to lure the Piedmontese away from Peschiera. These attacks, however, were all repulsed, without the siege of Peschiera thereby suffering any interruption. Charles Albert can now dispose of about 20,000 more men and has gained a strong position on his left wing.