Navarino massacre

When

19 Aug 1821

Kind

Massacre

Coordinates

36.91° N, 21.69° E

Description

1821 event of the Greek War of Independence

1821 event of the Greek War of Independence

The siege of Navarino was one of the earliest battles of the Greek War of Independence. It resulted in one of a series of massacres which resulted in the extermination of the Turkish civilian population of the region.

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• Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “August 7 (O.S.)/August 19 (N.S.) – Navarino massacre: Greek rebels massacre 3,000 inhabitants of the city of Navarino”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Navarin Katliamı: Mora isyanında Navarin kentini ele geçiren Yunanlar 3.000 Türk'e katliam yaptılar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page