When Josef Radetzky took the offensive, defeating the Tuscan division at Curtatone and Montanara, Bava managed to check his advance with the victory at Goito; however, this was not followed through yet again, and the Piedmontese command was lulled into inaction. Therefore, when Radetzky resumed his offensive, the Piedmontese Army was defeated at Custoza and retreated towards Lombardy; despite the fact that the losses were not particularly heavy, and the army had kept his cohesion, Bava was convinced that the campaign had been lost and remained bent on leading it back to Piedmont.