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)"
History of the Albanian Americans in Metro Detroit in 1992 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and it continued in the 1990s. Some Catholic ethnic Albanians from Montenegro entered the United States from Mexico and settled in Detroit. By 2012 many Albanians were operating Coney islands, or restaurants serving the Coney Island hot dog. Albanians in general operate many restaurants. Many Albanian immigrants are employees in fast food restaurants in Macomb County and Oakland County. Albanian TV of America, headquartered in Troy, transmits Albanian-language television shows. In 1929 the St. Thomas Orthodox Church was established by Albanian Christians. Albanian Muslims assisted the Christians with their mortgage. For a period