s ▁crew ▁later ▁ha u led ▁naval ▁ 1 8 - p ound er ▁guns ▁above ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John , ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁near ▁Kot or , ▁and ▁were ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁Captain ▁William ▁Host e ▁with ▁his ▁ship ▁ ▁( 3 8 ▁guns ). ▁The ▁French ▁g arrison ▁had ▁no ▁alternative ▁but ▁to ▁surrender , ▁which ▁it ▁did ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy ▁by ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁town , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁C att aro , ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁Bez irk sh aupt mann schaften ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Dal mat ia . ▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Kot or ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁main ▁bases ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Navy ▁and ▁home port ▁to ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Fif th ▁Fle et , ▁consisting ▁of ▁pre - d read n ought ▁batt les hips ▁and ▁light ▁cru is ers . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fier c est ▁batt les ▁between ▁local ▁Mont en egr in ▁S lav s ▁and ▁Austria - H ung ary . ▁After ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁city ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁officially ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Kot or . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 1