Giovanni Vacca (12 March 1810 – 2 July 1879) was an
admiral
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of the Sicilian Navy and later of the Italian ''
Regia Marina'' in the 19th century.
Vacca was born in
Naples on 12 March 1810. In 1860, after the
Expedition of the Thousand, he joined the Regia Marina as a Captain. Promoted to Rear-Admiral, he later commanded a small squadron of active ships. In 1866 for the
Third Italian War of Independence Vacca was appointed commander of a squadron under Admiral
Carlo Pellion di Persano; in this capacity, he participated in the
Battle of Lissa. His conduct during the unsuccessful battle (together with that of fellow squadron commander Vice Admiral
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), while largely escaping censure at the time (as blame was attached only on Persano, who was processed and cashiered in disgrace), has been much criticised by historians.
He died in Naples on 2 July 1879.
19th-century Italian people
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies people
Italian admirals
19th-century Italian military personnel
1810 births
1879 deaths
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