Milan watched in astonishment as Radetzky returned. One hundred thousand people went into exile, including Cattaneo, who had rejoiced at the defeat at Custoza, convinced that Milan had room for a solitary war. Many fled to Turin, including Sottocorno, hero of the Five Days of Milan, who was forced to forgo the 365 lire a year pension awarded to him by the provisional government. In Turin, he resumed his old trade as a cobbler, ignored by all. He then moved to Genoa, convinced that the seaside climate would relieve his pulmonary tuberculosis. He died in Genoa in 1857.
