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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | ===January=== | ||
| + | *[[January 28]]: [[Andreas Miaoulis]] defeats the Turco-Egyptian fleet at the [[Battle of Araxos]] and supplied the besieged at [[Messolonghi]]. | ||
===February=== | ===February=== | ||
| − | *[[February 25]]: Turkish forces occupy the small island of Vasiladi, outside [[Mesolonghi]], making the situation of the besieged Greeks more difficult. | + | *[[February 25]]: Turkish forces, under Hussein Bey, occupy the small island of Vasiladi, outside [[Mesolonghi]], making the situation of the besieged Greeks more difficult. |
| + | ===March=== | ||
| + | *[[March 1]]: [[Aitoliko]] surrenders to [[Ibrahim Pasha]]. | ||
| + | *[[March 16]]: Greek forces under [[Charles Fabvier]] repel 4,000 Turkish troops at [[Karystos]], [[Euboea]]. | ||
| + | *[[March 25]]: [[Kitsos Tzavellas]] repels a superior Turkish force, under [[Kutahye]], which sought to land on the isle of [[Klisovo]], across from [[Messolonghi]]. | ||
| + | ===April=== | ||
| + | *[[April 10]]: The [[Sortie of Messolonghi]] takes place on Palm Sunday. Out of 6,000 "besieged freemen" Greeks, only 1,300 escape. | ||
| + | ===June=== | ||
| + | *[[June 22]]: [[Ibrahim Pasha]] invades [[Mani]] but is repelled with heavy casualties. | ||
| + | *[[June 25]]: Egyptian forces attempt to land at Diros, [[Mani]], while the [[Mani]]ote forces are fighting elsewhere. They are repelled by a force of Maniote women and old men. | ||
===July=== | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 3]]: [[Kutahye]] besieges [[Athens]] with a force of 10,000 men. | ||
*[[July 19]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] becomes commander in chief of Greek revolutionary forces in [[Roumeli]]. | *[[July 19]]: [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] becomes commander in chief of Greek revolutionary forces in [[Roumeli]]. | ||
| − | + | ===August=== | |
| + | *[[August 3]]: [[Kutahye]] breaks through the Greek defences and enters [[Athens]]. Greeks are forced to take positions on the [[Acropolis, Athens|Acropolis]]. | ||
| + | *[[August 6]]: Greek forces under [[Georgio Karaiskakis|Karaiskakis]], [[Antonis Kriezotis|Kriezotis]] and [[Charles Fabvier|Fabvier]] defeat superior Turkish forces at [[Chaidari]]. | ||
| + | *[[August 28]]: The [[Mani]]otes, under [[Georgios Mavromichalis]], repel [[Ibrahim Pasha]] at the Battle of Polyaravos. | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
*[[September 26]]: [[Chrysanthus I of Constantinople|Chrysanthus I]] is removed from the office of Ecumenical Patriarch by the High Porte. | *[[September 26]]: [[Chrysanthus I of Constantinople|Chrysanthus I]] is removed from the office of Ecumenical Patriarch by the High Porte. | ||
Revision as of 09:35, April 17, 2007
Events
January
- January 28: Andreas Miaoulis defeats the Turco-Egyptian fleet at the Battle of Araxos and supplied the besieged at Messolonghi.
February
- February 25: Turkish forces, under Hussein Bey, occupy the small island of Vasiladi, outside Mesolonghi, making the situation of the besieged Greeks more difficult.
March
- March 1: Aitoliko surrenders to Ibrahim Pasha.
- March 16: Greek forces under Charles Fabvier repel 4,000 Turkish troops at Karystos, Euboea.
- March 25: Kitsos Tzavellas repels a superior Turkish force, under Kutahye, which sought to land on the isle of Klisovo, across from Messolonghi.
April
- April 10: The Sortie of Messolonghi takes place on Palm Sunday. Out of 6,000 "besieged freemen" Greeks, only 1,300 escape.
June
- June 22: Ibrahim Pasha invades Mani but is repelled with heavy casualties.
- June 25: Egyptian forces attempt to land at Diros, Mani, while the Maniote forces are fighting elsewhere. They are repelled by a force of Maniote women and old men.
July
- July 3: Kutahye besieges Athens with a force of 10,000 men.
- July 19: Georgios Karaiskakis becomes commander in chief of Greek revolutionary forces in Roumeli.
August
- August 3: Kutahye breaks through the Greek defences and enters Athens. Greeks are forced to take positions on the Acropolis.
- August 6: Greek forces under Karaiskakis, Kriezotis and Fabvier defeat superior Turkish forces at Chaidari.
- August 28: The Maniotes, under Georgios Mavromichalis, repel Ibrahim Pasha at the Battle of Polyaravos.
September
- September 26: Chrysanthus I is removed from the office of Ecumenical Patriarch by the High Porte.
November
- November 23: Big victory for Georgios Karaiskakis who was on the offensive against the Ottomans at Arachova during the War of Independence
- November 26: French philhellene Charles Fabvier liberates Athens from the Turks.
Deaths
- May 30: Bishop Germanos of Patra, who blessed the Greek War of Independence on March 25, 1821.