Kotorani u mletačkim prekojadranskim konjaničkim postrojbama u 18. stoljeću

Istraživanje ovoga rada usmjereno je na proučavanje udjela Kotorana u profesionalnim mletačkim konjaničkim postrojbama (Croati a cavallo, Cavalleria Croati) tijekom 18. stoljeća. Rad je zasnovan na gradivu iz Archivio di Stato di Venezia (fond: Inquisitori sopra l’amministrazione dei pubblici ruoli) i nastavak je višegodišnjeg proučavanja problematike udjela Hrvata u mletačkim prekomorskim kopnenim postrojbama. U radu se analizira način bilježenja konjanika iz Kotora u navedenom izvoru, vremenski okvir njihova spominjanja, osobne (tjelesne) značajke vojnika, kao i mjesto njihova popisivanja te zapovjedni kadar jedinica u kojima su bili prisutni. Posebna pozornost u radu pridaje se udjelu kotorskih plemića koji su u postrojbama Cavalleria Croati obnašali prestižne časničke činove (članovi obitelji Buća, Gregorina i Paskvali). Iako su Kotorani pretežito bili prisutni u pješačkim postrojbama, njihov udio u mletačkom konjaništvu je izrazito zapažen, ponajprije radi činjenice da su neki od njih u vrijeme svoga djelovanja bili istaknuti akteri hrvatske i mletačke vojne povijesti. Stoga ovaj rad teži pridonijeti kako poznavanju povijesti grada Kotora i tamošnjih obitelji tako i vojne povijesti Boke kotorske i Mletačke Republike u posljednjem stoljeću njihova opstojanja u zajedničkoj državi.
The role of Croatian infantry troops within Venetian overseas ground units during the early Modern Age constitutes a crucial aspect of the history of the Eastern Adriatic coast and the Republic of Venice. Soldiers from Istria, Dalmatia, and Boka Kotorska, whether serving as local territorial forces, or as professional units (Fanti oltramarini for infantry and Croati a cavallo or Cavalleria Croati for cavalry), made significant contributions to safeguarding Venetian heritage from Veneto (terraferma) to the southernmost regions of the Eastern Adriatic coast. The study of the aforementioned topic is a challenging research question that requires long-term and careful processing of materials primarily stored in the Archivio di Stato di Venezia, but also in archives in Koper, Zadar, Split, and Kotor. As part of years of research of the mentioned topic, this paper focuses on the participation of soldiers from Kotor who served in the Croatian cavalry units under the banner of St. Mark during the 18th century. It is based on the research of material from the fund of the Venetian recruitment magistracy collection known as Inquisitori sopra l’amministrazione dei pubblici ruoli, preserved in the central Venetian state archives. By insight into said material and its analysis, it was established that soldiers from Kotor served in Croati a cavallo units, certainly one of the elite Venetian land units throughout the 18th century, especially in its beginning and at the end. There is a very frequent presence the Kotor infantrymen who were members of prominent noble families (Buća, Paskvali, and Vraćen) and were high-ranking officers (Franjo Buća is a particularly important example). Based on archival material, the paper determines duration of their military service and the dynamics of their advance from the rank of captain to general, but - primarily in the example of ordinary soldiers - their physical characteristics (age, stature). The deployment locations of the Kotor infantrymen