Treaties of Tilsit
The Septinsular Republic was ceded by Russia to France as part of the Treaties of Tilsit in 1807. In August 1807, Berthier arrived in Corfu from Taranto with 4,000 men of the 5th Italian Regiment of the Line, the , two artillery companies, two companies of sappers, supplies and ammunition. The Ionian Islands were occupied by the 4th Light.