Hrvatski vojnici u posljednjim danima Mletačke Republike – kapetan Nikola Bolica i njegovi Fanti oltramarini
Croatian soldiers in the last days of the Republic of Venice: Captain Nicholas Bolica and his Fanti oltramarini

Author(s): Maja Katušić, Lovorka Čoralić
Subject(s): Military history, 18th Century
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Republic of Venice; Dalmatia; Fanti oltramarini; military history; the 18th century; Archivio di Stato di Venezia;
Summary/Abstract: The main focus of the paper is the analysis of a Croatian infantry company that had been active in the Venetian military service in the last months of the existence of the Republic of Venice. The particular Croatian infantry company belonged to the “overseas infantrymen” (Fanti oltramarini) and it was part of the regiment of Antonio Paravia. This company was commanded by Nicholas Bolica, the member of a very noticeable noble family of Kotor, whose members had served in the Venetian army for centuries. The detailed analysis of the areas of the origin of the soldiers and officers of this company is given in the paper and it argues that the most of them of Bolica’s company originated in the Dalmatian hinterland, more precisely from the areas around the city of Knin. The company was listed in Venice on December 21st, 1796, and then sent in the hinterland of Venice, the region which was theatre of war between Austrian and French troops at that time. In the attachment of the paper the list of all officers and soldiers of Bolica’s company is given. The original document is kept in the Archivio di Stato di Venezia in the collection “Inquisitori sopra l’amministrazione dei pubblici ruoli“.

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