The History of the Greek Revolution ( March 25, 1821)

Τhe 29th of May 1453, Constantinople had fallen into Turkish hands marking the end of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottoman empire. The Ottoman empire would conquer during it's time the Balkans, Caucasus and Crimea, Northern Africa, and the Middle East reaching the peak of its strength in 1683.

Υet, during the 1800's and early 1900's, many occupied countries declared independence through revolutions (Serbia,1804), (Bulgaria,1876), (Romania,1878), (Greece,1821). Most revolutions were supported by Russia since Russian governments wanted control of the Black Sea and the Balkans. In 1814, the Secret Greek Nationalist Organization "The Friendly Society" (Filiki Eteria) was formed in Odessa. The members received economic help from many wealthy Greeks from abroad to help and organize the Greek revolution. Military aid derived from Russia as well as support and sympathy from many Europeans. 

The morning of the 25th of March 1821, the Orthodox Bishop Germanos III of Old Patras declared a national uprising against the Ottomans.

In the very beginning, Greeks quickly conquered Southern Greece since there wasn't any Turkish military force in the area.The big moments of the revolution was the the capture of Tripoli 1821,the battle of Dervenakia 1822, the naval battle of Geronta 1824,the battle of Mills of Argos the sally of the besieged of Mesologgi 1826. In response, the Ottomans set the island of Chios 1822 on fire, and with the help of Imbraim, their ally from Egypt, stopped the revolution in Crete  and set Psaras on fire. That ended in disadvantage of the Turks making the British, the Russians and the French more sympathetic towards the Greeks. In 1824, the philhellene Lord Byron arrived in Mesologi to fight the Ottomans and donated more than 4000 pounds to the Greek fleet, but sadly he died due to heavy fever In April of 1824.

The great heroes of the Greek revolution were Th.Kolokotronis,G.Karaiskakis,Od.Androutsos, Papaflessas, An.Miaoulis, K.Kanaris....and the women  Bouboulina, M.Maurogenous...etc

In October 1827, the battle of Navarino in which the joint British, French and Russian fleet destroyed the Ottoman fleet. The war continued for a few more years before the British ending it in 1830 through a cease-fire. The Greek Independence was official. The first governor of the newly independent Greece was Ioannis Capodistrias. He was assassinated in 1831. The Russians agreed with the Greeks and the British on the creation of the Greek Kingdom and the placement of the Bavarian Prince Otto as the King of the country.