Greek War of Independence
1821 CE – 1829 CE · 8 years
Greek nationalists rose against Ottoman rule in 1821, sparking a brutal eight-year war that drew intervention from Britain, France, and Russia. Greece became the first nation to win independence from the Ottoman Empire.
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Greek War of Independence on Wikipedia.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Greek revolutionaries & European allies
- Ottoman Empire
Key moments
Defining events in the Greek War of Independence.
- 1821 Fall of Tripolitsa
- 1825–1826 Siege of Missolonghi
- 1827 Battle of Navarino
Elsewhere in Europe at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Europe
Plitvice Lakes
3000 BCE – still standing.svg/500px-Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_(1844%E2%80%931922).svg.png)
Polity · Europe
Ottoman Empire
1299 CE – 1922 CE
Trade route · Europe
Atlantic Triangular Trade
1600 CE – 1850 CE
Conflict · Europe
Russo-Turkish War (1828-1829)
1828 CE – 1829 CE
Landmark · Europe
Giant's Causeway
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · Europe
Sweden
Founded 900 CE · attested to 2026 CE
Landmark · Europe
Danube Delta
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · Europe
Denmark
Founded 800 CE · attested to 2026 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1821 CE and 1829 CE.
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Image credits9 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Greek War of IndependenceSJCAmerican · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Plitvice Lakes National ParkZysko serhii · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922)User:Orwellianist · Public domain
- Triangular tradeSimonP at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)January Suchodolski · Public domain
- Giant's Causewaycode poet on flickr. · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Flag of SwedenJon Harald Søby and others. · Public domain
- Danube DeltaEuropean Space Agency · Attribution
- Flag of DenmarkMadden and others · Public domain
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