Greek War o Unthirldom
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The Greek War o Unthirldom, forby kent as the Greek Revolution (Greek: Ελληνική Επανάσταση; Ottoman: يونان عصياني Yunan İsyanı Greek Uprising), wis a successfu war o unthirldom waged bi the Greek revolutionaries atween 1821 an 1832 against the Ottoman Empire.
Greek War o Unthirldom | |||||||
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Theodoros Vryzakis (ile pentin, 1852, Benaki Museum, Athens) illustrates Bishop Germanos o auld Patras blessin the Greek banner at Agia Lavra on the ootset o the naitional revolt against the Turks on 25 Mairch 1821. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Greek revolutionaries (1821) Fraunce |
(Anly in naval battles): Beylik o Tunis | ||||||
Commanders an leaders | |||||||
Poleetical: Filiki Eteria Alexandros Mavrokordatos Ioannis Kapodistrias (from 1828) Military: Theodoros Kolokotronis Alexander Ypsilantis Demetrius Ypsilantis Georgios Karaiskakis † Richard Church Thomas Cochrane Andreas Vokos Miaoulis Constantine Kanaris Markos Botsaris † |
Sultan Mahmud II Muhammad Ali Pasha Omer Vrioni Mahmud Dramali Pasha Hursid Pasha Husrev Pasha Reşid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha | ||||||
Strenth | |||||||
Unkent |
Eyalet o Egyp: 17,000 men[2] 400 ships, of which 54 battleships[2] | ||||||
Casualties an losses | |||||||
est. 25,000 dead[3] | est. 20,000 dead[3] | ||||||
Civilian daiths: estimated as heich as 105,000[3] |
References
eedit- ↑ Note: Greece offeecially adoptit the Gregorian calendar on 16 Februar 1923 (which became 1 Mairch). Aw dates prior tae that, unless specifically denotit, are Auld Style.
- ↑ a b The War Chronicles: From Flintlocks to Machine Guns: A Global Reference of ... , Joseph Cummins, 2009, p.60
- ↑ a b c The War Chronicles: From Flintlocks to Machine Guns: A Global Reference of ... , Joseph Cummins, 2009, p.50
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