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*[[May 3]]: A large Turkish force is sent to [[Cyprus]] to prevent Cypriots from joining the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | *[[May 3]]: A large Turkish force is sent to [[Cyprus]] to prevent Cypriots from joining the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 8]]: [[Samos]], under [[Lycurgus Logothetis]], joins the Greek [[War of Independence]]. | ||
=== September === | === September === | ||
Revision as of 08:16, June 4, 2006
Events
March
- March 25: Greece declares the War of Independence against Turkey.
April
- April 22: The Battle of Alamana takes place during the Greek War of Independence.
- April 26: During the Greek War of Independence, Athens is liberated by Greek forces under Dimos Antoniou.
May
- May 3: A large Turkish force is sent to Cyprus to prevent Cypriots from joining the Greek War of Independence.
- May 8: Samos, under Lycurgus Logothetis, joins the Greek War of Independence.
September
- September 23: Greeks capture Tripolis during the War of Independence against Turkey
November
- November 4: The revolting Greeks prevail over the Turkish forces at Chalandri and then take over Athens
- November 5: First lord high commissioner of the Ionian Islands, Sir Thomas Maitland, expels all Greek refugees to prevent residents of the islands from giving assistance to the Greek War of Independence.