Siege of Cattaro

Siege of Cattaro
Part of the Adriatic Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
View of Cattaro (present day Kotor) from the castle of St. John
Date 14 October 1813 – 3 January 1814 Location Cattaro, Illyrian Provinces Result Anglo-Montenegrin victory[1]
Belligerents
United Kingdom Montenegro Sicily	France
Commanders and leaders
William Hoste Petar I	Jean Gauthier
Strength
800 1 frigate 1 Brig 3 gunboats	600[2]
Casualties and losses
20 killed and wounded	600 captured

The siege of Cattaro was fought between a British Royal Naval detachment and Montenegrin forces under Captain William Hoste, John Harper and Petar I Petrović-Njegoš respectively and the French garrison under command of Jean-Joseph Gauthier of the mountain fortress of Cattaro (now Kotor, Montenegro). The siege lasted from 14 October 1813 to 3 January 1814 during the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars when the French surrendered.^[1] The engagement was fought in the Adriatic Sea for possession of the important fortress of Cattaro.