Complete the sentence about Trsat Castle with the correct year: In the year ______, during the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Hoste in pursuit of the French, arrived with his frigate at Fiume where he made himself lieutenant-governor.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1811
Trsat Castle overlooks Rijeka, called Fiume at the time. During the Napoleonic Wars, in 1811, Captain Hoste chased the French there with his frigate and made himself lieutenant-governor, though events in Trieste soon pulled him away.
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