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no1'th European countries.
experienced senior naval high-commandcr shoulel be sought in the German or
mancl of a rcally experiencecl naval Ilig olricer. Be immediately orderecl that an
to be strengtnecl, therefore to be restructurecl ancl to be put lIneler a new naval com-
new Emperor FratE Joseph I, hael quickly realisecl, that the now austrian navy hacl
After taking the throne on December 2nd 01' the revolutionmy year 1848, the

Consequences of the year 1848 fot' the Austrian navy

'l'his was the situation at the enel 01' the year 1848 in the austrian navy.
this respect wc have \Von eve1')'thing!".
navy ancl form no\V a reliable ancl promising nucleus l'or the future of the same. In
the remaining officers ancl seamen are lo)'al ancl reliable members of the austrian
:Iustrian navy is no\V small ancl full of gaps. But the more important thing is, that
italian personnel 01' the former nav)' the number or sea olTicers ancl ships of our
revolution COl' the austrian nav)': Be said: "13)' the iIlo)'ality 01' the majority of the
In his parole 01' the elay he formulated what \Vas the most important result or the
to Trieste ancl the former vice-admiral Martini took over the high-commancl again.
At the same time the imprission.ecl Austrian naval ofl1cers returncel l'rom Venice
from the northern Aclriatic to the southern Aclriatic Sea.
stice signecl between Raeletzky ancl Sarclinia inclucecl the unitecl italian l1ect to retreat
the 6th 01' August, aftcr an absenee of 137 da)'s, as a mild vietor to Milano. An armi-
Mantua, Curtatone, Goito, Vicenza, Custoza ancl Volta ancl hacl returnecl already on
beaten his Sardinian ancl Italian opponcnts in a row ofbrilliant baUles at Santa Lucia,
During this forceel inactivit)' 01' the Austrian t1eet, field-marshal Radetzky hacl
have declarecl war against Sarelinia in case of an attack against ils member Trieste.
the so called Deutscber Bund (the Federation 01' german countries), which would
01' Trieste. Albini could not dare to aLLack Trieste, as it \Vas part ofthe territory of
northern Aclriatic Sea ancl when the Austrian units hacl to be retractecl into the port
squaelron uncler the command of rear-admiral Battista conte Albini appearecl in the
This sho\Vecl especially when a combened Venetian-Sardinian-Neapolitan naval
.
for fighting.
lackes of professional experience. The Austrian navy was therefore not yet reac\y
officer corps ancl especially 01' the able seamen \Vas naturally full 01' gaps ancl of
blished. Nevertheless it has to be saiel that the value ancl composition of the sea
gel' Austro-Venetian but Austrian, or if you like Austro-Croatian navy \Vas reesta-
By these measures the formai ancl out\Varel organisation 01' the now no lon-
Kudriaffsky as commaneling officer 01' the operational Ileet.
to the l1ag") as ad latus ancl seconcl in commanel anel with fregate-captain von
the lancl forces, with captain Buratovich von Flaggentreu (which name means "Ioyal
alreacly in ils former aclministrative st111cture under high commancling officers 01'
From 23rcl of Aprii 1848 on the naval command 01' Austria resiclecl in Trieste

THE AUSTRIAN NAVY IN THE ADRIAT!C SEA IN THE REVOLUTIONARY YEAR 1848
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