Battle of Vis (1866)

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The Battle of Vis (1866) was a major naval engagement of the Third Italian War of Independence in which the Austrian fleet defeated a larger Italian force in the Adriatic Sea, marking one of history’s first significant clashes between ironclad warships.

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instanceOf 19th-century military conflict
battle of the Third Italian War of Independence
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Lissa (1866)
AustrianCasualties lighter than Italian casualties
AustrianCommander Anton von Petz
Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
AustrianFlagship SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max
AustrianIronclad SMS Erzherzog Ferdinand Max
SMS Habsburg
SMS Kaiser Max
AustrianStrength smaller but well-handled fleet
belligerent Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Italy
cause Italian attempt to secure control of the Adriatic
Italian objective to occupy the Austrian-held island of Vis
commander Carlo di Persano
Wilhelm von Tegetthoff
conflictIn Austro-Italian War (1866)
countryInvolved Austria
Italy
date 1866-07-20
endDate 1866-07-20
historicalPeriod age of ironclad warships
ItalianCasualties heavy
ItalianCommander Carlo di Persano
Giovanni Vacca NERFINISHED
ItalianFlagship Re d’Italia
linked to: Re d'Italia
ItalianIronclad Affondatore
Re di Portogallo
Re d’Italia
linked to: Re d'Italia
ItalianStrength larger fleet than the Austrians
locatedInPresentDay Croatia
location Adriatic Sea
near the island of Vis
off the Dalmatian coast
notableEvent severe damage to several Italian ironclads
sinking of the Italian ironclad Re d’Italia
outcome Italian fleet repulsed
partOf Third Italian War of Independence
precededBy Italian attempt to capture the island of Vis
relatedTo development of naval rams
evolution of battleship design
result Austrian victory
significance demonstrated effectiveness of ramming tactics in ironclad warfare
influenced late 19th-century naval doctrine
one of the first major battles between ironclad warships
startDate 1866-07-20
tacticUsed close-range gunnery
ramming attacks by Austrian ironclads

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Naval Battle of Lissa alsoKnownAs Battle of Vis (1866)