Suchergebnisse

The regions of Lika and Krbava were among the recent territorial (re)acquisitions of the Habsburg rulers following the Great Turkish War or the War of the Holy League (1683-1699). Incorporation of these regions into the Croatian-Slavonian Military Frontier presented a great difficulty to the Habsburg authorities because of the defiant nature of their inhabitants, who persistently defended their rights and privileges. Like many other Grenzer, the Lycanians, as they were referred to in the contemporary British newspapers, initiated revolts whenever they felt that their privileged status might be endangered. Nonetheless, these and other Grenzer troops not only defended the Habsburg borders from the Ottomans, but also fought for their rulers all across Europe. The aim of this paper is to examine the role and success of these particular Grenzer during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). The main focus will be on their depiction in the contemporary British and Austrian newspapers which followed the actions of various combatants during the mentioned conflicts ; Područja Like i Krbave sačinjavala su dio teritorijalnih stečevina habsburških vladara nakon Velikog bečkog rata ili Rata Svete Lige (1683. – 1699.). Uključivanje ovih područja u sastav Hrvatsko-slavonske vojne krajine predstavljala je velike poteškoće za habsburške vlasti zbog prkosne naravi ovdašnjih stanovnika koji su uporno branili svoja prava i privilegije. Kao mnogi drugi krajišnici, Ličani ili "Lycanians,ˮ kako su bili oslovljavani u suvremenim britanskim novinama, pokrenuli bi bune svaki put kad bi osjetili da je njihov privilegirani položaj ugrožen. No, istovremeno su ovi i drugi krajišnici ne samo branili habsburške granice od Osmanlija, već su i ratovali u službi svojih vladara diljem Europe. Cilj ovoga rada jest istražiti ulogu i uspjeh ove posebne skupine krajišnika tijekom Rata za austrijsko nasljeđe (1740. – 1748.). Glavna pažnja pritom je usmjerena njihovu prikazu u suvremenim britanskim i austrijskim novinama koje su intenzivno pratile djelovanje raznih boraca tijekom spomenutog sukoba.

v.2,3. Der erste schlesische krieg.- v.4. Krieg gegen Bayern und Frankreich, 1741-1743.- v.5. Der feldzug in Böhmen, 1741-1742.- Der krieg am Main und Rhein, 1743-1744.- v.6. Kriegs-ereignisse in Bayern.- Feldzug 1744 in den Niederlanden.- Kriegsereignisse am Rhein im jahre 1745.- v.7. Der zweite schlesische krieg.- v.8. Der krieg in Italien gegen Spanien, Neapel und Frankreich, 1741-1744. ; Mode of access: Internet.

En este trabajo analizamos la logística desarrollada en torno a los prisioneros de guerra durante la Guerra de Sucesión Austríaca en sus campañas italianas, prestando especial atención a los años 1746, 1747 y 1748. En esos años se produjo la derrota del ejército franco-español en Piacenza (1746), y entre 1747 y 1748 tuvieron lugar los últimos intercambios de prisioneros de los ejércitos español, francés, sardo, austríaco e inglés como consecuencia de las negociaciones del Tratado de Aquisgrán. Para reconstruir este proceso se ha recurrido a estados de prisioneros, convenios de canje, correspondencia de comisarios de guerra y capitulaciones de plazas. Por lo tanto, se contextualiza una realidad social de la guerra menos conocida por la historiografía y se establece un punto de unión entre dos épocas para las que contamos con un mejor conocimiento de la cuestión: la Guerra de Sucesión y la Guerra de la Convención.AbstractIn this article we analyze the logistics developed for prisoners of war during the War of Austrian Succession in its different Italian campaigns, taking special consideration of the years 1746, 1747 and 1748: they include the defeat of the French-Spanish army in Piacenza (1746), and the last exchanges of prisoners of the Spanish, French, Sardinian, Austrian and English armies that took place between 1747 and 1748 as a result of the negotiations of the Treaty of Aachen. In order to reconstruct this historical process we have studied prisoners´ lists, their exchange agreements, war delegates´ letters and surrender agreements of military fortresses. Therefore, a social reality of war less known by historiography is contextualized in a period which connects the Spanish War of Succession and the War of the Convention, two contexts in which POWs are better known.