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The structure, composition, and training of
local and Venetian militia ,
the discipline of minor officials and soldiers, the relationship
between soldiers and local civilians, and finally, the risk of desertion, were
all serious problems for the administration of the
Serenissima .
Here too the mid-eighteenth century turned out to be a crucial moment for reflection and
planning. Provveditori generali like Agostino Sagredo, Francesco Grimani, Giacomo Nani, and Nicolò Erizzo
continually urged the Venetian Senate to adopt measures that would alleviate difficulties in the military, such
as offering pay commensurate with service, removing incompetent personnel, and
promoting capable young men to posts of greater importance. They also set forth
proposals regarding logistics organisation. A new rationality and clarity
marked, for example, the reform project in the military hospital in
Corfù ,
near the city gates of San Nicolò.
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