There have been three Battles of Lissa:
- Battle of Leuthen, 5 December 1757 Prussian army repel the Austrians
- Battle of Lissa (1811), 13 March 1811 British frigates defeat a French & Venetian fleet.
- Battle of Lissa (1866), 20 July 1866 Austrian fleet defeats Italian fleet during Austro-Prussian War
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