Greek War of Independence
March 25, 1821
On the feast of the Annunciation, Bishop Germanos is said to have raised a banner at Kalavryta and blessed the rising. Within weeks Morea was in revolt; within months Ottoman atrocities and Greek massacres had horrified Europe. Byron would come, and die at Missolonghi, and a philhellene movement was born.
In context
Also in 1821 (5 other events on record)
- Plan of Iguala · North America · Politics
- Napoleon Dies on St. Helena · Africa · Politics
- Peruvian Independence Declared · South America · Politics
- Champollion Cracks Hieroglyphs · Africa · Science
- Chios Massacre · Europe · War
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in War
- Before: 1820: Egypt Invades Sudan
- After: July 24, 1822: Battle of Pichincha
Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.