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Battle of Antivari

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Battle of Antivari Part of the Mediterranean Theater of World War I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/SMS_Zenta.jpg/300px-SMS_Zenta.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SMS_Zenta.jpg)
The Austro-Hungarian Cruiser SMS Zenta was sunk in the battle. Date 16 August 1914 Location off Antivari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivari), Montenegro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro), Adriatic Sea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic_Sea) Result Allied victory Belligerents http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Third_Republic)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria-Hungary_1869-1918.svg/22px-Flag_of_Austria-Hungary_1869-1918.svg.png Austria-Hungary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary) Commanders and leaders http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Civil_and_Naval_Ensign_of_France.svg/22px-Civil_and_Naval_Ensign_of_France.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_Bou%C3%A9_de_Lapeyr%C3%A8re) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_Archduchy_of_Austria_%281894_-_1918%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Archduchy_of_Austria_%281894_-_1918%29.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Archduchy_of_Austria_%281894_-_1918%29.svg) Paul Pachner (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Pachner&action=edit&redlink=1) Strength 2 dreadnought battleships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadnought_battleship),
10 pre-dreadnought battleships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship),
4 armoured cruisers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_cruiser),
1 protected cruiser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_cruiser),
~20 destroyers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyers) 1 light cruiser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cruiser),
1 destroyer Casualties and losses none 173 killed,
~50 wounded,
1 light cruiser sunk [hide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#)]

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Mediterranean Sea 1914–1918 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_warfare_in_the_Mediterranean_during_World_Wa r_I)



U-boat Campaign (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_U-boat_Campaign_%28World_War_I%29)
Convoy operations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoys_in_World_War_I)
Blockade of Europe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_Germany)
Adriatic Campaign (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic_Campaign_of_World_War_I)
Goeben and Breslau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pursuit_of_Goeben_and_Breslau)
Antivari
Dardanelles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_operations_in_the_Dardanelles_Campaign)
Ancona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Ancona)
1st Durazzo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Durazzo_%281915%29)
Strait of Otranto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Strait_of_Otranto_%281917%29)
USN operations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_operations_during_World_War_I)
Imbros (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Imbros_%281918%29)
8 May 1918 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_8_May_1918)
2nd Durazzo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Durazzo_%281918%29)


The Battle of Antivari was a naval engagement between the French (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France), British (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) and Austro-Hungarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro-Hungary) navies at the start of World War I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I). The Austrian light cruiser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cruiser) SMS Zenta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Zenta) and the destroyer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer) SMS Ulan (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SMS_Ulan&action=edit&redlink=1) were bombarding the town of Antivari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar,_Montenegro), today known as Bar, when on 16 August 1914 they were cut off by a large Franco-British force that had sortied into the Adriatic in an attempt to bring the Austro-Hungarians into a fleet action. The two Austrian vessels at Antivari became cut off and were forced to fight an engagement in order to attempt to free themselves. Although Zenta was destroyed, Ulan escaped and the Austrian fleet did not come out of port to meet the Allied (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I) fleet. After blockading the Adriatic for a while the French were forced to withdraw due to lack of supplies.
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1 Background (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#Background)
2 Battle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#Battle)
3 Aftermath (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#Aftermath)
4 Order of Battle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#Order_of_Battle)

4.1 French Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#French_Navy)
4.2 Royal Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#Royal_Navy)
4.3 Austro-Hungarian Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#Austro-Hungarian_Navy)

5 Notes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#Notes)
6 References (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#References)
7 External links (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antivari#External_links)

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Antivari&action=edit&section=1)] Background

When war broke out between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Montenegro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro), the Austro-Hungarians began a blockade of the Montenegrin coast as well as several bombardments of the various towns and cities there. The French Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Navy) had decided to try to force the Austro-Hungarian Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Navy) into a decisive fleet action by making a sortie into the Adriatic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic) and bait the Austrians into engaging them. The Allied force consisted of three dreadnought battleships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadnought_battleship), 10 pre-dreadnought battleships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship), four armoured cruisers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_cruiser), one protected cruiser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_cruiser) and more than 20 destroyers.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Antivari&action=edit&section=2)] Battle

The Allied Fleet managed to cut off Zenta and Ulan from escaping back to the main Austro-Hungarian fleet. Hopelessly outnumbered, the commander of Zenta decided to attempt to fight his way out and cover Ulan′s escape. The French battleships significantly outranged Zenta and so were able to score large numbers of hits without taking any damage themselves. Eventually, Zenta was sunk with 173 men killed and over 50 wounded, but allowing enough time for Ulan to make good her escape.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Antivari&action=edit&section=3)] Aftermath

Despite Zenta being cut off, the main body of the Austro-Hungarian fleet did not sortie out to do battle as the French had hoped. The French fleet did not have the logistical support to remain in the Adriatic for very long and so were forced to return to Malta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta) periodically to resupply.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Antivari&action=edit&section=4)] Order of Battle

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Antivari&action=edit&section=5)] French Navy



Courbet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Courbet_%281911%29), dreadnought battleship, flagship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagship)
Jean Bart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Jean_Bart_%281911%29), dreadnought battleship



1st Battle squadron

French battleship Voltaire (1911) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Voltaire_%281911%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Vergniaud (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Vergniaud_%281910%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Diderot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Diderot_%281909%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Danton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Danton_%281909%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Condorcet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Condorcet_%281909%29), pre-dreadnought battleship





Verite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Verite_%281907%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Justice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Justice_%281904%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Democratie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Democratie_%281904%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Patrie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Patrie_%281903%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Republique (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Republique_%281902%29), pre-dreadnought battleship
Victor Hugo (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=French_armoured_cruiser_Victor_Hug o_%281904%29&action=edit&redlink=1), armoured cruiser
Jules Ferry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_armoured_cruiser_Jules_Ferry), armoured cruiser
Jurien de la Graviere (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=French_protected_cruiser_Jurien_de _la_Graviere&action=edit&redlink=1), protected cruiser
5 destroyer squadrons

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Antivari&action=edit&section=6)] Royal Navy



HMS Warrior (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Warrior_%281905%29), armoured cruiser
HMS Defence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Defence_%281907%29), armoured cruiser
3 destroyer divisions

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Antivari&action=edit&section=7)] Austro-Hungarian Navy



SMS Zenta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Zenta), light cruiser, flagship
SMS Ulan (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SMS_Ulan&action=edit&redlink=1), destroyer

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