FORGING THE WALLACHIAN MILITARY BORDER, 1769–1772
FORGING THE WALLACHIAN MILITARY BORDER, 1769–1772
Author(s): Jelena Ilić MandićSubject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Political history, 18th Century, Migration Studies
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: Habsburg Monarchy; Wallachian Military Border; Temeswarer Banat; militarization; emigration;
Summary/Abstract: The Wallachian Military Border was established in 1769 on the very border between the Habsburg province of Temeswarer Banat, and the Ottoman vassal Principality of Wallachia. This area included 35 settlements on the rivers of Cerna and Timiș, and their tributaries. But the conduct of a military census of these settlements and the acceptance of military obligations by their people had to be postponed for a while. The reasons were multiple. Firstly, a strong resistance of the population towards a change in their legal status (from Cameral Unterthanen to Grenzer) was noted in that period. Secondly, the mass emigration and desertion echoed in this area as well as a reaction to the “external” factors such as the Russo-Ottoman war and banditry from Wallachia. The militarisation turned out to be a difficult process since the military government and institutions were not efficiently established before the middle of 1772.
Journal: BANATICA
- Issue Year: 2/2021
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 251-273
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English