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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 02:39, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Bust of Angelo Emo at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti
... that Angelo Emo is considered the last great admiral of the Republic of Venice? Source: Quotes in the 'Legacy' section.
ALT1: ... that Angelo Emo, considered the last great admiral of the Republic of Venice, was responsible for modernizing the Venetian navy and leading it in its last conflict against the Beylik of Tunis? Source: As ALT0, with summary of the 'Director of the Arsenal and naval reforms' and 'Naval campaigns against Tunis' sections
ALT2: ... that the Venetian admiral Angelo Emo invented floating artillery batteries on rafts during his campaign against the Beylik of Tunis? Source: Anderson 1952, pp. 311-312: "now he exercised [his ingenuity] in the making of 2 rafts formed from casks and spare yards, on each of which he mounted one of his heaviest guns"