The German general Matthias von
der Schulenburg (1661-1747) was the last great general of the Serenissima
Republic of Venice. He organised the defence of Corfu against the last Turkish
siege in 1716, during which the Turks failed to conquer the island. Schulenburg
built additional fortifications and undertook the command and the encouragement
of his army consisting of 5.000 men when the camp of the enemy numbered 33.000.
The Venetian Senate, in honour of his
accomplishments, erected his statue while he was still alive, by means of a
special and rare decision. The general is depicted in the garments of a Roman
military officer standing on a high, baroque-style base, decorated with relief
prizes.
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