{"history":[],"article":{"id":"28d1998f-dc04-46ed-8bd2-7bc52e3149a9","title":"Ten Days of Brescia","slug":"ten-days-of-brescia","content":":::summary\n![Episode from the Ten Days of Brescia in 1849](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/BresciaDG.jpg)\n**Conflict:** Siege of Brescia
Ten Days of Brescia \n**Image Size:** 290px \n**Partof:** the [First Italian War of Independence](https://bliptext.com/articles/first-italian-war-of-independence) \n**Date:** 23 March – 1 April 1849 \n**Place:** [Brescia](https://bliptext.com/articles/brescia), [Lombardy](https://bliptext.com/articles/lombardy) \n**Result:** Capitulation of Brescia \n**Combatant 1:** Flag of [Brescia](https://bliptext.com/articles/brescia).svg [Brescia](https://bliptext.com/articles/brescia) \n**Combatant 2:** Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg [Austrian Empire](https://bliptext.com/articles/austrian-empire) \n**Commander 1:** [**Tito Speri**](https://bliptext.com/articles/tito-speri)
Giuseppe Martinengo
Pietro Boifava
\n**Commander 2:** Julius von Haynau**
Field marshal
**Johann Graf Nugent**
Major general
\n**Strength 1:** Numerous barricades
armed insurgents:
2,000–3,000 \n**Strength 2:** Austrian garrison:
4 companies & 30 guns
Nugent Brigade:
2,300 infantry & cavalry
4 guns
30-pound Mörser-Batterie \n**Casualties 1:** ca. 1,000 killed
including civilians
16 executed \n**Casualties 2:** 31 March and 1 April**:** 53 KIA including 3 officers
209 wounded
including 13 officers
54 MIA \n:::\n\n# \nThe **Ten Days of [Brescia](https://bliptext.com/articles/brescia)** was a revolt which broke out in the northern Italian city of that name, which lasted from 23 March to 1 April 1849.\nIn the early 19th century Brescia was subject of the [Austrian](https://bliptext.com/articles/austrian-empire) empire, as the rest of [Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia](https://bliptext.com/articles/kingdom-of-lombardy-venetia).\nThe revolt, headed by the patriot [Tito Speri](https://bliptext.com/articles/tito-speri), began on the same day as the [Battle of Novara](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-novara-1849) ended (though news of Austria's victory there had not yet reached Brescia).\nThe Austrian troops, under General Nugent, were initially surprised and retired to the castle, from which they heavily cannonaded the city, damaging many of Brescia's historical monuments.\nA total encirclement of Brescia was established by the Austrians beginning on the 8th day of the revolt, when reinforcements arrived.\nThe following day [General Haynau](https://bliptext.com/articles/julius-jacob-von-haynau), later nicknamed \"The Hyena of Brescia\", came and demanded the unconditioned surrender of the Bresciani.\nAs the latter refused, the fighting continued until late night, when the heads of the revolt decided to surrender.\nThe following day (April 1), however, the Austrian troops sacked the city and massacred numerous inhabitants before the surrender could be signed.\nSome 1,000 citizens were killed during the battle.\nFor its fierce resistance, the city of Brescia earned the surname Leonessa d'Italia (Lioness of Italy).\n\n# Sources","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T08:23:53.802Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T08:23:53.802Z","search_vector":"'brescia':4 'day':2 'ten':1","search_content":" \n \n**Conflict:** Siege of Brescia Ten Days of Brescia \n**Image Size:** 290px \n**Partof:** the [First Italian War of Independence](https://bliptext.com/articles/first-italian-war-of-independence) \n**Date:** 23 March – 1 April 1849 \n**Place:** [Brescia](https://bliptext.com/articles/brescia), [Lombardy](https://bliptext.com/articles/lombardy) \n**Result:** Capitulation of Brescia \n**Combatant 1:** Flag of [Brescia](https://bliptext.com/articles/brescia).svg [Brescia](https://bliptext.com/articles/brescia) \n**Combatant 2:** Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg [Austrian Empire](https://bliptext.com/articles/austrian-empire) \n**Commander 1:** [**Tito Speri**](https://bliptext.com/articles/tito-speri) Giuseppe Martinengo Pietro Boifava \n**Commander 2:** Julius von Haynau** Field marshal **Johann Graf Nugent** Major general \n**Strength 1:** Numerous barricades armed insurgents: 2,000–3,000 \n**Strength 2:** Austrian garrison: 4 companies & 30 guns Nugent Brigade: 2,300 infantry & cavalry 4 guns 30-pound Mörser-Batterie \n**Casualties 1:** ca. 1,000 killed including civilians 16 executed \n**Casualties 2:** 31 March and 1 April**:** 53 KIA including 3 officers 209 wounded including 13 officers 54 MIA \n \n\n# \nThe **Ten Days of [Brescia](https://bliptext.com/articles/brescia)** was a revolt which broke out in the northern Italian city of that name, which lasted from 23 March to 1 April 1849.\nIn the early 19th century Brescia was subject of the [Austrian](https://bliptext.com/articles/austrian-empire) empire, as the rest of [Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia](https://bliptext.com/articles/kingdom-of-lombardy-venetia).\nThe revolt, headed by the patriot [Tito Speri](https://bliptext.com/articles/tito-speri), began on the same day as the [Battle of Novara](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-novara-1849) ended (though news of Austria's victory there had not yet reached Brescia).\nThe Austrian troops, under General Nugent, were initially surprised and retired to the castle, from which they heavily cannonaded the city, damaging many of Brescia's historical monuments.\nA total encirclement of Brescia was established by the Austrians beginning on the 8th day of the revolt, when reinforcements arrived.\nThe following day [General Haynau](https://bliptext.com/articles/julius-jacob-von-haynau), later nicknamed \"The Hyena of Brescia\", came and demanded the unconditioned surrender of the Bresciani.\nAs the latter refused, the fighting continued until late night, when the heads of the revolt decided to surrender.\nThe following day (April 1), however, the Austrian troops sacked the city and massacred numerous inhabitants before the surrender could be signed.\nSome 1,000 citizens were killed during the battle.\nFor its fierce resistance, the city of Brescia earned the surname Leonessa d'Italia (Lioness of Italy).\n\n# Sources","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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