Italian auxiliary cruiser Ramb II significant presence of Royal Navy in the Red Sea. With the start of Operation Compass in North Africa and the defeat of the Italian troops at Sidi Barrani on 9-12 December 1940, it became clear that it would be impossible for Italian troops in Libya to reach Italian East Africa to break its isolation. The fuel supplies were dwindling and were projected to be exhausted by June 1941. In anticipation of the inevitable fall of the colony, a plan was developed to send as many ships as possible to Japan or occupied France and to destroy all other ships that
Third Italian War of Independence to Italy. The plebiscite was held on 21 and 22 October 1866, and the result was overwhelmingly in support of joining Italy. During this period, an uprising also occurred in Sicily, called The Seven and a Half Days Revolt. The unification of Italy was completed by the Capture of Rome and the annexation of Trentino, Friuli and Trieste at the end of First World War, also called in Italy the Fourth Italian War of Independence. Third Italian War of Independence The Third Italian War of Independence () was a war between the Kingdom of Italy and the Austrian Empire fought