The reconstruction of South-Eastern Europe

SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE

that: ‘The English and Austrian forces were advancing towards this country to give it back its liberty. ... Remember that you bear a glorious name, and fight as the Spaniards and the Russians have fought to restore your independence.”

The Ragusan Count Caboga and Marchese Bona raised a force of 3000 men who co-operated with the British. The French were driven out from Canali, and when, on November 15th, 1813, Captain Hoste arrived at Ragusavecchia, he at once had the Ragusan standard of St. Blaize hoisted, saluted it with twenty-one guns from his frigate, and proclaimed the independence of the Republic.

On January 3rd, 1814, the Austrian General Milutinovié arrived before Ragusa at the head of two battalions, and acting upon the instructions of Vienna planned the occupation of the city by the Austrians. When twenty-five days later the French garrison of Ragusa capitulated, the AngloAustrians were to enter the town at midday on January 28th, 1814, but the insurgents who had co-operated with them were not to be admitted until they had been disarmed. Count Caboga, who had been previously recognised as Commander-in-Chief of the Insurgent Forces besieging Ragusa, was most indignant, because Milutinovié had promised only a few days before that on the surrender of the town 200 armed insurgents should enter it together with the British and Austrian troops, that the Ragusan

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