The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), also commonly known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war waged by the Greeks to win independence for Greece from the Ottoman Empire. After a long and bloody struggle, and with the aid of the Great Powers, independence was finally granted by the Treaty of Constantinople in July 1832. The Greeks were thus the first of the Ottoman Empire’s subject peoples to secure recognition as an independent sovereign power. The anniversary of Independence Day (March 25, 1821) is a National Day in Greece, which falls on the same day as the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
(source: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Greek_War_of_Independence)
(Source: Anonymous – 19th-century painting. National Museum of History, Athens)
LASKARINA “BOUBOULINA” PINOTSI
(Constantinople, 11 May 1771 – Spetses, 22 May 1825)
Laskarina “Bouboulina” Pinotsi (Greek: Λασκαρίνα “Μπουμπουλίνα” Πινότση; May 1771 – 22 May 1825) was a Greek naval commander, heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, and considered the first woman-admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy.
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