1808

Events

May

• Date Unknown: A Greek rebel force under Efthymios Vlachavas is defeated at Kalambaka, Thessaly by the Ottomans.

November

• November 15: Mahmud II ascends to the Ottoman throne. During his reign, the Greek War of Independence will break out.

Unknown

• Date Unknown: Albanian ruler, Ali Pasha, marries Greek Christian Kyra-Vasiliki, making her his official wife.

Deaths

• Date Unknown: Aleksey Grigoryevich Orlov, Russian officer who started the Orlov Revolt in Greece