Naslov
Grenzer Troops on Austrian Ships during the 18th Century

Autori
Klaužer, Vedran

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
THE GOLDEN AGE OF EN’LIGHT’ENED TROOPS AND SMALL WAR / ZLATNO DOBA LAKIH POSTROJBI I MALI RAT

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 15.04.2019. - 16.04.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
light troops, Austrian ships, 18th century, Military Frontier, Grenzers

Sažetak
During the 18th century, falling back on a long tradition of military excellence and skills that had defined them during previous centuries, the Austrian military authorities started to use Grenzer and seamen of the city of Senj as troops on ships for military naval activities on the Adriatic Sea between the ports of Trieste, Rijeka, Bakar and Senj. Because this was a period of almost continous war they first started to use them as military crews on merchant ships. In addition to this, certain ships from Senj under the Austrian flag received letters of marque (authorizations by the royal authority to carry out pirate attacks) during the 18th century, and military crews of such vessels could also have consisted of Grenzer. Based on relevant archival material relating to the city of Senj and the neighboring Grenzer Regiments, the purpose of this presentation is to show which troops were stationed on ships, in which actions and situations they participated, and what their daily life on Austrian ships in the Adriatic Sea looked like during the 18th century. In this sense, a number of representative examples will help illustrate the numerical status and composition of such crews consisting of Grenzer from the Lika and Otočac Regiments on merchant or pirate ships from Senj.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest

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