Interstate war

Greco-Turkish

15 Feb 1897 – 19 May 1897 · 35.34° N, 25.14° E

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When
15 Feb 1897 – 19 May 1897
Kind
Interstate war
Deaths
2,000
Coordinates
35.34° N, 25.14° E
Total battle deaths
2000

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Greco-Turkish War (1897)

Conflict over the status of Crete

The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 was fought between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire. Its immediate cause involved the status of the Ottoman province of Crete, whose Greek-majority population had long desired union with Greece.

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