79thPA  | 31 Oct 2022 8:14 a.m. PST |
I assume tribesmen and Ottomans engaged in some minor skirmishing here and there but, other than that, was there anything significant militarily going on in Bosnia, Croatia, Dalmatia, etc. during the Napoleonic Wars? |
| Bill N | 31 Oct 2022 8:36 a.m. PST |
What about Marmont's campaigns on the eastern Adriatic coast? |
| David Manley | 31 Oct 2022 9:00 a.m. PST |
There was Hoste's Adriatic campaign starting in 1807 |
| Lilian | 31 Oct 2022 9:03 a.m. PST |
Despite at lesser degree militarly in May 1810 took place Marshall Marmont's punitive campaign/raid with however 6000 French and Croats soldiers gathered against Ottoman Bosnian of Bihać in what was then called "Turkish Croatia"
don't forget Montenegro and the Russians were very active in this area, even more than the Royal Navy initially, Serbia was even protected two times by a Russian garrison c.1807-1812 a very interesting but neglected theater, and quite exotic although it is still Europe |
| Cockney yokel | 31 Oct 2022 11:04 a.m. PST |
The Ottoman wars in the Serbian independence movement are also a very fascinating area to explore. The Serbians revolted in 1804 and fought until 1814 when the Turks managed to re-establish control, but the Serbians did finally achieve autonomy in 1815. There is also the Russo-Ottoman war of 1806-12 going on at this time too. |
| BillyNM | 31 Oct 2022 12:44 p.m. PST |
I'm with David, the campaign ran on into 1814 including the siege of Ragusa / Dubrovnik. |
| 79thPA | 01 Nov 2022 6:16 a.m. PST |
I have something from Nafziger on the Russians and Ottomans. I am not finding much on the Adriatic campaign. It looks like it is mostly naval battles, with a few minor land actions. Is that correct? |
| Lilian | 01 Nov 2022 11:26 a.m. PST |
concerning Raguse and land actions, the French were already besieged before by Montenegro and Russian troops in 1806 then took place a second campaign in Dalmatia in 1809 with the fifth Coalition and an Austrian attempt to reconquer the area |
| Michman | 01 Nov 2022 9:55 p.m. PST |
Conflict for Malta 1798–1802
link Russia in the Adriatic: 1803-1807
link Russian Naval Forces in the Mediterranean 1805-1809
link Dalmatian Campaign 1809
link Battle of Mount Kita (Croatia) 16 May 1809
link Russo-Turkish Campaign of 1810
link Battle of Battin (Bulgaria) 9 September 1810
link |
| Erzherzog Johann | 02 Nov 2022 10:34 p.m. PST |
At the skirmish level, the French also seem to have financed raids by Turks into Austrian Grenz territory so that provides some interesting scope. Cheers,
John |
| 79thPA | 07 Nov 2022 9:04 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the information. |
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