Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands da Màr" until Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the Republic of Venice in 1797, annexing Corfu. The Ionian Islands are situated in the Ionian Sea, off the west coast of Greece. Cythera, the southernmost, is just off the southern tip of the Peloponnese and Corfu, the northernmost, is located at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea. In modern Greek, the period of Venetian rule over Greek territory is known as "Venetokratia" or "Enetokratia" ( or ) and literally means "rule of the Venetians". It is believed that the Venetian period on the Ionian Islands was agreeable, especially compared with the coinciding "Tourkokratia"
Albanian Regiment (France) soldiers was never reached. The Albanian Regiment served as a garrison unit, while the Greek Infantry Skirmishers as an auxiliary unit. In July 1809 the latter unit was regrouped to the former one as a means to increase its stability as the troops of the Albanian Regiment responded only to the orders of their clans's leaders and often came into conflict with the inhabitants of the islands. The reformed unit of about 3,000 men was divided into six battalions led by 160 officers. Auguste Boppe mentions that the regiment had a chaplain ("Arsenio Yanucco" from the Morea) and a surgeon