The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-23
The Battle of Custozza.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL LA MARs

OFFlClAL hEIOhI VI GENEhAL La MAhmOHA'
FLORENCE, July 7.-General La Marmora has
forwarded the following report of the battle OF
Custozza, on the oath ult, to the Minister of
War;
HEADQUARTRRs SAN LORENZO DEL PIoENARDI,
June 80 Although a. the detail ed reports the
commanders o the various army corps which took
part In the military operations Oh the 28d and 24th
OF June have not yet reached the general head
quarters OF the army, 1t is nevertheless possible,
from the first information received to give Imme-
diste summary account OF the manner IN which tho
operations in question were conducted.
he complete absence OF the enemy's forces from
the PLAN of Verona confirmed the general tenor Of
our information, according to which the Austrian
troops Principally concentrated behind the
Adige, and that they had abandoned any IDEA of
defending the territory between this river and the
MInclo. Consequently the chief commanded the army
advanced boldly into the territory between the
Oh verona sSer snd tae anu n stlo Sepa
ton between the PLAN OF Villairanca and the group
OF hills between Valeggio SOmma Campagna, and
Casteln uOye which VIC did assist the successive de-
yelopment of the projected operations.
Orders were therefore Plyen that on the Oath inst.
the 1st Corps, leaving the PIane division upon the
rIgh bank of the Mlncio against Peschera, should
proceed with its headquarters to Castelnuovo, OBJ
serve Peschiera and fas,rengo, and occupy the
heights Dttween Soma and San GiustIna. rhe Sd
Corps was to prolong this line to the south OF
somna Compagna ana yilaGanca, the cavalry
zecane The I'd Corps was to leave the three bri-
gades before Mantua and wi toe Ang,Oletn and
Longonl divisions support tqe eft cross the A1nco
at Goito, and occupy Goito itself, MarmIrole aud
ROverbella as the general reserve of the forward
HOFoIneHJ VI INC O'HeT bbO OOIps dOu bho OOmpic-
ment OF the offensive occupation projected against
hantua. The principal headquarters were 70 be
established IN the central position of ValegRo.
The fixed bridges over the Mlnco, OF Monzam-
bano, Borghetti, and Golto that were thrown over
on the Z3d, and Molini d. Volta and another to be
thrown over on the oath, at FORE di GOto were TO
lie secured by tetes du poRt.
But this forward movement which appeared to
be simply an occupation OF positions, was changed
after 1t commenced in'o serious engagement
aong The whole front OF our columns.
On the afternoon OF the 70 I, and during the fol-
lowing night the powerful masses of the enemy left
the positions they occupied along the Adige at
Pastrengo, Chevo, and IN the intrenched camp at
Verona, and by an oblque march towards the
southwest prepared to Dispute on the following day
the occupation that had been projected. Almost
the whole OF these forces occupied strong DO tiOns
on the beights between OhOsl and Somma Cam
pa0na while imposing bodies OF cavalry prolonged
and supported this movement nv marching towards
Vlafranca. Thus the heads OF our columns, which
marched inverselY were everywhere aud almost
sim multaneousy arrested, in the p am and on the
hill by an energetic resistance, which was shortly
transformed into an attack.
The 30 Corps was the frst that entered action It.
marched with three divisions of Prince Hum bert,
BlxiO and Cugia from right to lrftl beyond Villa
trnnca in order TO execute the operations which had
been entrusted to it-that to say. to occupy the
Yone division acted q ITS reserve. little beyond
Villairanca the Prince Huulbert and Blxi dvison6
met the eDemYs cavalry, which several tunes VtgOr'
ouslY attacked them bnt the hrm resstance Of these
divisions, and the excellent arrangements made by
their chiefs, enabled them TO hold the position before
Villafranca during the whole day.
The Princes division was momentarily Obliged %
form square, and in q square formed by the 4eth
LoOn'i0Ged on the NgAA Paael