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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“The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood, and for these deeds of horror and destruction men have been rewarded with monuments, with great songs and epics. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness. Time alone will reveal what reward will be allotted to women.”
—Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928)
“Much have I seen and known—cities of men
And manners, climates, councils, governments,
Myself not least, but honored of them all—
And drunk delight of battle with my peers,
Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy.
I am a part of all that I have met;”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)