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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