Fortifications of Kotor

History

The top of the mountain of St.John was already fortified during Illyrian times. In the 6th century the Byzantine emperor Justinian I reconstructed the fortress. With the retreat of the Byzantines, eventually and in spite of numerous incursions some independence was attained, however this had no lasting effects upon the fortifications. This changed when in 1420 the then independent Republic of Cattaro succumbed to Venetian rule. As part of Albania Veneta the fortifications received their current structure. During this time there were two Ottoman sieges, in 1538 – 1571 and 1657 – 1699. In 1797 the fortifications passed to the Habsburg monarchy with the Treaty of Campo Formio. In 1805, Kotor was assigned to the French Empire's client state, the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy by the Treaty of Pressburg, but occupied by Russian troops under Dmitry Senyavin until they left after the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807. Three years later it was incorporated into the French Empire's Illyrian Provinces. The fortifications (then named Cattaro) were attacked by the British naval Captain William Hoste with his ship HMS Bacchante (38 guns). In an "unmilitary manner" he hauled his ships' cannon to positions above the fort using block and tackle and started the shelling.[1][2] After a ten-day siege, the French garrison had no alternative and surrendered on January 5, 1814.[2] With the Congress of Vienna Kotor was returned to the Austrian Empire. After their defeat in World War I the Austrians left and the fortress was no longer manned. During World War II Kotor was occupied by the Axis forces and liberated on November 21, 1944, a date commemorated over the Sea Gate.

Severe earthquakes that damaged the fortifications occurred in 1563, 1667, and most recently, on 15 April 1979.[citation needed]

^ "Hoste, William" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.: "[Kotor] surrendered on 5 Jan. 1814, as soon as Hoste had, in what was denounced as a 'very unmilitary manner,' established a battery of heavy guns and mortars on the top of a rugged hill which dominated the enemy's position." ^ a b Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. "Bacchante (38)". Retrieved 16 November 2008. On 1 January 1814 two additional batteries of 18 and 32-pounders began to play on the castle.
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