The British in the Adriatic, 1800-1825

Malcolm Scott Hardy is a former British Council officer with a long relationship with Croatia since working in Zagreb 1970-73. He has a B.A. in History (University College London) and M.Phil. in Combined Historical Studies (Warburg Institute, London University). After teaching in Finland his career with the British Council, primarily engaged with the arts, also took him to Pakistan, France and Italy. He is married to Vesna Domany from Zagreb who has assisted him with this research.

Foreword


 


Part 1: The British Navy, Rijeka and A.L. Adamic: War and Trade in the Adriatic 1800-25


The Arrival of John Leard in Rijeka, 1802


Nelson, convoys and naval supplies, 1803-04


The Oak Timber Project


The War of the Third Coalition


Trade War 1806-9


The War of 1809


Travels 1810-12


The Timber Contract of 1812


Adamić’s Return to Rijeka, 1812


The Aborted Insurrection, February-April 1813


The British Attack on Rijeka, July 1813


Nugent liberates Rijeka, August 1813


Adamić’s return to Rijeka, autumn 1813


The End of the War


Leard’s return to Rijeka, July 1814


The Last Timber Contract 1818-20


Epilogue


 


Part 2: The British and Vis: War in the Adriatic 1805-15


Introduction: The British and the Adriatic


The defence of Lissa: A safe harbour


The defence of Lissa: Delays and surveys


Project for the Defence of Lissa


The defence of Lissa: Occupation and fortification


Life on Lissa


The British leave Lissa


Appendix 1: Sources


Appendix 2: Names


Appendix 3: Biographical notes


Appendix 4: Ships and soldiers


Appendix 5: Remains







Part 3: A Diversionary Attack in the Adriatic 1812


The British, Montenegro and Russia 1812


Admiral Fremantle goes to Lissa


News of Chichagov


Admiral Grieg arrives in Sicily


Fremantle and Montenegro: Second Phase


After Chichagov