Battle of Lissa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:casualties Austria: 38 killed, 138 wounded
Italy: 612 killed, 38 officers and 819 men captured
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Kingdom_of_Italy
gptkb:Austrian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Carlo_Pellion_di_Persano
gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Tegetthoff
gptkbp:date 20 July 1866
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Lissa
gptkbp:location gptkb:Adriatic_Sea
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:island_of_Lissa_(Vis)
gptkbp:notableFor first major sea battle between ironclad warships
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Third_Italian_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:result Austrian victory
gptkbp:shipsLost Austria: none
Italy: 2 ironclads sunk
gptkbp:significance boosted Austrian naval prestige
demonstrated effectiveness of ramming tactics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Re_d'Italia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5