Siege of Corfu (1798–1799)
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The Siege of Corfu was a military operation by a joint Russian and Turkish fleet against French troops occupying the fortified island of Corfu; ended in Coalition victory. Corfu fortifications had a s
Corfu city and its fortifications in 1800, engraving by André Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Layout of the fortifications of Corfu city, c. 1780
1999 postal stamp of Russia commemorating the siege
Septinsular Republic
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The Septinsular Republic, also known as the Republic of the Seven United Islands, was an oligarchic republic that existed from 1800 to 1807 under nominal Russian and Ottoman sovereignty in the Ionian
Siege of Corfu (1798–1799)
…capture of Corfu completed the Russo-Turkish takeover of the Ionian Islands, which was of great military and political importance. The islands became the Seven Islands Republic, a temporary protectorate of Russia and Turkey. For several years, Corfu served as a base for the Russian Mediterranean fleet. Ushakov's fleet supported…
The Republic's territory extended to the seven main islands plus the smaller islets of the Ionian Sea
Antonios Maria Kapodistrias, one of the two main negotiators in Constantinople.
Ioannis Kapodistrias in 1818
Antonios Komoutos, President of the Ionian Senate and head of state of the Septinsular Republic in 1803