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Maritime episode: The Battle of Lissa - 1866 During the Third Italian War of Independence, fought in parallel with the Austro-Prussian War, the Italian and Austrian fleets clashed at Lissa in the largest naval battle since Trafalgar. But the 19th century brought such innovations that the fleets of Lissa and those of Trafalgar had nothing in common. Therefore, all naval theorists observe with interest the result of this battle. This video will allow us to see how what seems anecdotal to us could produce a real fashion. Could the ram be the weapon of naval victory rather than the cannon? Member channel of the Hérodote Label https://label-herodote.com/ Sources: 1-Monaque Rémi (dir.), A History of the French Navy, Paris, 2016 2-Lawrence Sondhaus, Naval Warfare, 1815-1914, London, 2001 3-Lecoq, Tristan. “XVI. Opening Fire at Sea. Naval Artillery, Concepts of Use, Rules of Engagement (1815-1914)”, La Bataille, 2018, pp. 223-230. 4-Ettore Beggiato, Lissa lultima vittoria della Serenissima, Vivence, 2017 5-Michel Depeyre, Between Wind and Water, a Century of Tactical and Strategic Hesitations. 1790-1890, Paris, 2003 6-Michel Ostenc, La marine italienne de l'unité à nos jours, Paris, 2005 7-Lawrence Sondhaus, The Habsburg Empire and the sea, Austria naval policy, 1797-1866, West Lafayette, 1989 8-J. Bérenger, “1866 l'année du destin. In Krebs”, G., & Schneilin, G. (Eds.), La naissance du Reich. Paris, 1995. Remarks: -1: The animation of this phase of the battle does not claim to be faithful to the events. The scales are not respected, only the battleships are all represented and, the fighting having been chaotic, it is impossible to know the relative or absolute positions of the episodes recounted (the ramming, the explosion of the Palestro or the misadventures of the Kaiser). Only point respected: the (schematic) ships concerned by these episodes were in their correct position in the initial formation. / surlechampdebataille / surlechampfr To support the channel financially: https://www.helloasso.com/association... Original credits music composed by Julien Théron and remixed by Clément BOTZ / Symphony Blacksmith. Logo designed by Camille Sanchez. 0:00 Introduction-Generic 1:06 Episode Framework 2:07 The Incomplete Unification of Italy 3:38 The Austrian Negotiations 4:41 The Third Italian War of Independence 6:16 The Evolution of the Navies Since Trafalgar 10:36 The Feverishness of Naval Tactical Theory 12:38 The Italian Fleet 15:22 The Austrian Fleet 17:10 The Battle of Lissa 20:56 Consequences of the Battle 22:53 Impotence of the Cannons, Victory of the Spur 24:24 The Myth of the Spur 26:48 Conclusion 28:01 Credits