Battle of Antivari

The Battle of Antivari or Action off Antivari was a naval engagement between a large fleet of French and British warships and two ships of the Austro-Hungarian navy at the start of the First World War. The old Austrian protected cruiser SMS Zenta and the destroyer SMS Ulan were blockading the Montenegrin port of Antivari, when on 16 August 1914, they were surprised and cut off by a large Anglo-French force that had sortied into the Adriatic. Zenta fought and was destroyed, to give Ulan a chance to escape, which she did. The ships of the Austrian fleet at Cattaro, unaware of events, did not come out of port to meet the Allied fleet. After blockading the Adriatic for a short while the French were forced to withdraw due to a lack of supplies.

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1914 Battle of Antivari

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1042 Battle of Bar

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1571 Siege of Ulcinj

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1718 Siege of Ulcinj

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1880 Battle of Ulcinj

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Zenta postcard

SMS ZENTA und SMS ULAN im Gefecht vor Castellastual. Adria, am 16. August 1914

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1042	Battle of Bar	Byzantine Empire, battle, Duklja	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1571	Siege of Ulcinj	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1718	Siege of Ulcinj	Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1880	Battle of Ulcinj	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Antivari	France, Austria–Hungary, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Besac	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Obod	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Stari Grad	old town, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Žabljak Crnojevića	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1800	Lesendro	island, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1862	Tabija (fortress in Sutomore)	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Zenta postcard		Commons
commons	image		SMS ZENTA und SMS ULAN im Gefecht vor Castellastual. Adria, am 16. August 1914		Commons