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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 5373841, member: 89314&quot;]CATTARO&nbsp; Siege 5 Franchi 1813</p><p><br /></p><p>Cattaro (today Kotor in Montenegro) belonged to Venice from 1420 -1797. It was an important port on Venice&#039;s old trade route to the East.&nbsp; In 1797 they were forced to hand it over to Austria under the Treaty of Campoformio. After Napoleon crushed Austria at Austerlitz he attached Cattaro to his Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy by the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805, though in fact it was held at the time by a Russian squadron under Dmitry Senyavin. After the Russians retreated, Cattaro was united in 1806 with this Kingdom of Italy and then in 1810 with the French Empire&#039;s Illyrian Provinces. In 1813 Napoleon&#039;s empire started to crumble and Austria declared war on him again. Revolts in Dalmatia forced the French to take refuge in Cattaro where they were besieged by Montenegrin troops. Under threat from&nbsp; a 38 gun British ship commanded by William Hoste and an 18 gun&nbsp; sloop under John Harper, the French surrendered on 5 Jan. 1814. </p><p>During the 3-month siege General Gautier, commander of the French garrison, struck coins from the treasures in the cathedral. The coins are about 0.75 silver with traces of gold and other metals. The obverse features a crossed canon, rifle and sword while the reverse has a crowned N for Napoleon.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1229449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1229450[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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