Friday, April 10, 2026

Collection of facts about the Greek War of Independence

This post is a collection of facts about the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Greece vs. Ottoman Empire
  • Filiki Eteria secretly formed in 1814
  • Insurrection planned for March 25th, 1821 but was discovered early
  • Revolt began February 1821 in Danubian Principalities
  • Uprising spread to Peloponnese, Crete and Macedonia
  • Greece captured Tripolitsa in September 1821
  • Ottoman navy fought Greek fleet in Aegean Sea
  • Greek civil wars (1823-1825)
  • Eyalet of Egypt (Ottoman vassal) invaded Greece in 1825
  • British, French and Russian forces arrived in 1827
  • Battle of Navarino in 1827
  • Egyptian forces withdrew in 1828
  • Greece recognized as independent in 1830