POLJIČANI U VOJNIM POSTROJBAMA OD SREDINE 15. DO POČETKA 19. STOLJEĆA
THE PEOPLE OF THE POLJICA PEASANT PRINCIPALITY IN MILITARY UNITS FROM THE MID 15TH UNTIL THE EARLY 19TH CENTURIES

Summary/Abstract: Venetian rulers continually relied on the Republic of Poljica, an autonomous community of self-governed peasants. Since the Poljica lands were in the vicinity of Split, Venice relied on Poljica as a guard outpost for the defense of Split, and also for the influx of people from Poljica to Split, welcomed in light of the great population losses caused by wars and epidemics. However, the greatest reason was the outstanding courage of Poljica soldiers and commanders, many of whom proved their valor in battles against the Ottoman army. Lastly, as a region always in some type of turmoil, Poljica’s troops took part in the rescue of Venice 1796-1797, and defied the French government by organizing a community-wide uprising in 1807 which Marshall Marmont brought to a bloody end. As a consequence, governor Dandolo abolished the centuries-old Principality of Poljica by decree on June 10, 1807, and divided its territory by integrating it into the administrative units of neighboring cities.

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