Key Battles
Battle of Navarino- The
naval Battle of Navarino was fought on October 20th, 1827, in
Navarino Bay, on the west coast of the Peloponnese. A combined Ottoman and
Egyptian fleet was wiped off the face of the earth by the opposing British,
French, and Russian naval force. It is very well recognized for being the last
major naval battle fought in history to be entirely fought with sailing ships.
The weirdness of the whole incident is that the British and French and Russian
fleets weren’t trying to start a battle, they were on their was over to Greece.
but unfortunately for the Ottomans, they attacked first, and lost their lives.
By the Treaty of London (1827), the powers forced the Ottoman government to
grant autonomy within the empire to the Greeks and dispatched naval squadrons to
the eastern Mediterranean Sea to enforce their policy.
Siege of Tripolitsa- The Siege of Tripolitsa, or the fall of
Tripolitsa to the Greek rebels in the summer of 1821 was one of the first
victories in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, which had
begun earlier in that year. It is noteable for the massacre of its Turkish and
Jewish population (20,000) which occurred after the cities fall to the Greeks.
Tripolitsa was the biggest town in southern Greece. There were many rich Turks
and Jews that lived there. On September 23rd the Greeks broke into
the huge fortified walls of Tripolitsa and completely overran the city. This all
happened under the command of Theodorus Kolokotronis. The only Greek soldier
that didn’t take part in the huge massacre, was the one Greek commander,
Nikitaras.
naval Battle of Navarino was fought on October 20th, 1827, in
Navarino Bay, on the west coast of the Peloponnese. A combined Ottoman and
Egyptian fleet was wiped off the face of the earth by the opposing British,
French, and Russian naval force. It is very well recognized for being the last
major naval battle fought in history to be entirely fought with sailing ships.
The weirdness of the whole incident is that the British and French and Russian
fleets weren’t trying to start a battle, they were on their was over to Greece.
but unfortunately for the Ottomans, they attacked first, and lost their lives.
By the Treaty of London (1827), the powers forced the Ottoman government to
grant autonomy within the empire to the Greeks and dispatched naval squadrons to
the eastern Mediterranean Sea to enforce their policy.
Siege of Tripolitsa- The Siege of Tripolitsa, or the fall of
Tripolitsa to the Greek rebels in the summer of 1821 was one of the first
victories in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, which had
begun earlier in that year. It is noteable for the massacre of its Turkish and
Jewish population (20,000) which occurred after the cities fall to the Greeks.
Tripolitsa was the biggest town in southern Greece. There were many rich Turks
and Jews that lived there. On September 23rd the Greeks broke into
the huge fortified walls of Tripolitsa and completely overran the city. This all
happened under the command of Theodorus Kolokotronis. The only Greek soldier
that didn’t take part in the huge massacre, was the one Greek commander,
Nikitaras.