Prvi pokušaj bosanskih krajišnika da vrate Cetingrad u sastav bosanskog vilajeta (26. april 1809 - 14. maj 1810)
The First Attempt of the Bosnian Border Guards to Return Cetingrad to the Bosnian Eyalet (April 26, 1809 - May 14, 1810)

Summary/Abstract: Cetingrad and the vicinity came to belong to Austria according the Svištovo peace, 1791. The population of the region had to leave their homes and settle down in the neighbouring Bosnian area. They hoped that the region will be under the Ottoman authorities again. When it was not the case they tried to do it by force. The intrusion of the Ottoman subjects of the Ostrožac captaincy to the territory, which was given by the Sultan to the Austrian Emperor, 12 April 1809, was a precedent in this area. Namely, there used to be, from time to time, some intrusions from both parts of the boarder line. Usually a smaller group, mostly those people who offended the law and authorities, intruded to the neighboring area, plundering and robbing the cattleship or they took a revenge on a powerful person, they felt a dislike. This time the Bosnian boarder guards intruded into the Austrian region intending to conquer it, namely to return it to the former position, which used to be prior to coming under Austria, 1796. It was obvious from the fact, after succesfully performed conquest of the territories, they destroyed those settlements that had been built up onthe sites of fire, their earlier homes. In the region poor in the tillable land, each loss of the territories, at the same time meant the population expel and going to a alredy overpopulated country. In this way the population of the region had to suffer, to be densely populated in order to make more space for the exiled people to settle down. The decision of the boarder guards to attack right in April and take Cetingrad back was also influenced by the international affairs and the anymosity of Austria and France in the neighbourhood of the Bosnian eyalet (region, adminstrative unit). France and Austria were at war, the region was beyond the main fightings, but the skirmish wherever they were, still needed some smaller military units and contributed to the weakness of the forces on the main front line.

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