The Third Italian War of Independence was fought in 1866, when the Kingdom of Italy allied itself with Prussia against Austria at the outset of the Austro-Prussian War, hoping to gain the still-Austrian-held region of Venetia. Italian forces suffered defeat on both land and sea, losing the Battle of Custoza to Austrian troops and the naval Battle of Lissa in the Adriatic despite fielding a larger fleet, embarrassing setbacks that stood in sharp contrast to Prussia's decisive victory over Austria on the northern front. Because Prussia's success forced Austria to make peace regardless of the fighting in Italy, the Treaty of Vienna in October 1866 still ceded Venetia to Italy, allowing the kingdom to complete most of its territorial unification despite its own poor military performance in the war.
Facts
CombatantsKingdom of Italy against the Austrian Empire 1 Classification
Conflict Type Third Italian War of Independence
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Commanders and Forces
The Austrian Army fought Italy (allied with Prussia) in the Third Italian War of Independence (1866), part of the wider Austro-Prussian War
Sources
1. Third Italian War of Independence - Wikipedia
Infobox: date
20 June - 12 August 1866 ()
Lead section
The Third Italian War of Independence (Italian: Terza guerra d'indipendenza italiana) was a war between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire fought between June and August 1866.
Extract, opening sentence
a war between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire fought between June and August 1866
Infobox, result
Italian victory
Lead text
The Third Italian War of Independence (Italian: Terza guerra d'indipendenza italiana) was a war between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire fought between June and August 1866.
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Custozza1866.jpg
View the SourceCorrelates of War Project: Correlates of War Inter-State War Data, version 4.0
Correlates of War ProjectBatDeath column, rows for this warQuote, BatDeath column, rows for this war
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