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On 20 July the Regia Marina was defeated in the battle of Lissa. The following day, Garibaldi's volunteers defeated an Austrian force in the Battle of Bezzecca and moved toward Trento.
The Battle of Bezzecca was fought on 21 July 1866 between Italy and Austria, during the Third Italian Independence War.