tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488878054798413768.post5620082474663017626..comments2023-10-04T02:22:10.133-07:00Comments on The Italian Monarchist: The Battle of LissaMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488878054798413768.post-20318087907755700582013-09-07T09:13:14.287-07:002013-09-07T09:13:14.287-07:00Actually, the Austrian fleet (known as the Austro-...Actually, the Austrian fleet (known as the Austro-Venetian Navy - österreichische-venezianische Kriegsmarine - between 1797 and 1849) that defeated the Italians at Lissa-Vis was made up mostly of sailors from the Veneto, Istria and Trieste. Venetian was the lingua franca among members of the crews. Even Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff had to learn Venetian. According to Alvise Zorzi (Venezia Austriaca), when the admiral announced the victory, his sailors responded shouting 'Viva San Marco'.P Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483574705529507646noreply@blogger.com