Albanian Regiment (France) Albanian Regiment (France) The Albanian Regiment () was a military unit of the First French Empire formed in 1807 in Corfu. It was commanded by Colonel and served mainly as defence unit in the Septinsular Republic, then a "de facto" protectorate of the French Empire. It was disbanded in 1814. In 1807 per the treaties of Tilsit the Russian Empire abandoned the Ionian islands, which had been captured by admiral Fyodor Ushakov at the Siege of Corfu (1798–99). During their rule the Russians maintained two units, one composed of about 3,000 Souliot refugees ("Orthodox Greek-Albanian bilingual speakers, classified as Greek)"
Timeline of Albanian history to 1993 is placed under house arrest, following charges of corruption. March<br> Manfred Wörner, Secretary General of NATO visits Tirana. April<br> Albania recognizes the Republic of Macedonia. April 25<br> Pope John Paul II makes a historic visit. (The last pope to travel to Albania - in 1464 - died en route.) May<br> Nexhmije Hoxha's prison sentence is increased by two years. July<br> Albania expels a Greek Orthodox cleric, who is alleged to have distributed maps showing southern Albania as Greek territory. Greece subsequently deports thousands of illegal Albanian migrant workers. July 30<br> The leader of the Socialist Party, former prime minister Nano,