Italien: Vormarsch einer österreichischen Infantriecolonie an den Mincio bei Valeggio. still image engravings (prints) 1866 ger 1 engraving; 26.6 x 28.9 cm. reformatted digital In the Third War for Italian Independence in 1866, Victor Emmanuel led an army into Venetia to capture the region from the Austrians. He crossed the Mincio River with his troops only to be defeated at the Battle of Custoza. Although Italy was militarily defeated, it soon acquired Venetia because, in seeking peace with Prussia following the Austo-Prussian War of 1866, Austria agreed to divest itself of the region by giving it to Napoleon III of France, who in turn ceded it to Italy. From the collection of David I. Kertzer Austro-Italian War, 1866 Victor Emmanuel 1820-1878 II, King of Italy Garibaldi and the Risorgimento 38 http://dl.lib.brown.edu/garibaldi 1203090228484375 No Copyright - United StatesCollection is open for research.