page_title: Siege of Corfu (1798–99)
section_title: The garrison of the island
hierarchical_section_title: Siege of Corfu (1798–99) / Background / The garrison of the island
caption_attribution_description: English: Please see filename
context_page_description: The Siege of Corfu was a military operation by a joint Russian and Turkish fleet against French troops occupying the island of Corfu.
context_section_description: The city of Corfu is located on the east coast in the central part of the island between two forts:
  The medieval Old Fortress, on the eastern tip of the city, cut off from the city by an artificial moat;
  The more modern New Fortress, a huge complex of fortifications dominating the northeastern part of the city.
  From the new to the old fort a high wall ran along the shore. The town was also covered by bastions on two mountains, Abraham and Salvatore, and the intermediate fort of San Rocco. From the sea, the city was protected by the well-fortified island of Vido, and the smaller island of Lazaretto, two miles up the coast, was also strengthened by the French.
  The French, commanded by the governor General Louis Chabot, had 3000 soldiers and 650 guns in Corfu, plus 500 soldiers and 5 artillery batteries on the island of Vido. In the harbour was a French squadron of two ships of the line, the 74-gun Généreux and 54-gun Leander, the 20-gun corvette Brune, a bomb-vessel, a brig and four auxiliary vessels.
caption: The New Fortress
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