Dalmatian family Radnić in the military history of Dalmatia (17th - 18th century)

Rad je upravljen na raščlambu arhivskog gradiva i historiografskih podataka koji se odnose na dalmatinsku obitelj Radnić, njezine odvjetke i ulogu u vojnoj povijesti Dalmacije, ali i šireg područja mletačkih stečevina od konca 17. do konca 18. stoljeća. Utvrđuju se prvi početci spominjanja obitelji u mletačkim izvorima (kraj 17. stoljeća), kao i nastavak njihove uključenosti u mletačke prekomorske kopnene postrojbe, ponajprije one koje se odnose na konjaništvo (Cavalleria Croati i Croati a cavallo). U radu se kronološkim slijedom prati djelovanje pojedinih članova obitelji u mletačkoj vojsci (ponajprije u konjaništvu), a posebna je pozornost posvećena kapetanu Ivanu (oko 1680. – 1756.), djelatnom u vrijeme Drugog morejskog rata, kao i njegovu sinu Antunu (1723. – 1799.) koji je postigao čin pukovnika. U tom se kontekstu, uz podatke o njihovu napredovanju, donosi i podrobnija raščlamba sastava satnija kojima su navedeni osobno zapovijedali te iznosi zavičajno podrijetlo njihova vojnog ljudstva. U prilozima na kraju rada donose se i popisi sastava nekih od njihovih satnija, načinjeni prema gradivu iz Archivio di Stato di Venezia.The central issue of this paper was the analysis of archival material and historiographical data relating to the Dalmatian family Radnić, its origins and role in the military history of Dalmatia, and the broader area of Venetian acquisitions from the late 17th to late 18th century. The analysis is based on research of the material kept in the Archivio di Stato di Venezia (Inquisitori sopra l\u27amministrazione dei pubblici ruoli fund) and the State Archives in Zadar ( the holdings of the General Providuri of Dalmatia and Albania). Based on the above material, the first beginnings are found of a concrete mention of families in Venetian sources ( late17th century). Information is also revealed about their further involvement in Venetian overseas ground troops, primarily those related to the cavalry, elite troops known as Cavalleria Croati or Croatia a cavallo. The paper follows the activities of individual family members in the Venetian army (primarily in the cavalry) in chronological order. Special attention is paid to Captain Ivan (c. 1680 - 1756), active during the Second Morean War, and his son Antun (1723 - 1799). They achieved the rank of colonel at the very end of the Venetian Republic. In this context, along with data on their promotion, a detailed analysis of the composition of the companies they personally commanded is given, and the native origin of their military personnel is pointed out. In conclusion it is highlighted that the Radnićes, so far little known and generally not seriously treated in historiography, were among Dalmatian families that deserve closer research. This ultimately would shed additional light on some lesser-known facts from the military and social history of Dalmatia and Venetian-Dalmatian relations in the last centuries of the early modern age. Appendices at the end of the paper also contain lists of the composition of their companies, made according to the material from the Archivio di Stato di Venezia