Greco-Turkish War (1897)

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The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 was a brief conflict between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire, primarily fought over control and status of Crete and resulting in a decisive Ottoman victory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greco-Turkish War
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Greco-Turkish War (1897)
surface form: Greek-Turkish War of 1897

Thirty Days' War
belligerent Kingdom of Greece
Ottoman Empire
cause Cretan Question
Greek irredentism
uprising in Crete
combatantStrength larger Ottoman army
smaller Greek army
commander Constantine I of Greece
surface form: Crown Prince Constantine of Greece

Edhem Pasha
Ethem Pasha
conflictType conventional war
interstate war
endDate 1897-05-20
endedBy Treaty of Constantinople (1897)
followedBy Balkan Wars
front Epirus front
Thessalian front
historicalRegion Eastern Mediterranean
Ottoman Empire in the Balkans
surface form: Ottoman Balkans
involved Great Powers
location Crete
Epirus
Thessaly
mainTheater Epirus front
Thessalian front
mediatedBy Great Powers
notableConsequence political crisis in Greece
strengthening of Ottoman military prestige
outcome Greek military defeat
eventual autonomy of Crete under Ottoman suzerainty
imposition of war indemnity on Greece
international financial control over Greece
partOf Greco-Turkish War (1897) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Greco-Turkish conflicts
precededBy Cretan Revolt of 1896–1897
primaryIssue status of Crete
territorial control in Thessaly
result Ottoman victory
significantBattle Battle of Domokos
Battle of Farsala
Battle of Gribovo
Battle of Pente Pigadia
Battle of Velestino
startDate 1897-04-09
treaty Treaty of Constantinople (1897)
triggerEvent Greek landing of troops in Crete in 1897
year 1897

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Stephen Crane coveredConflict Greco-Turkish War (1897)
Kingdom of Greece participatedIn Greco-Turkish War (1897)
Constantine I of Greece participatedIn Greco-Turkish War (1897)
this entity surface form: Greco-Turkish War of 1897
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark conflict Greco-Turkish War (1897)
Greco-Turkish War (1897) alsoKnownAs Greco-Turkish War (1897)
this entity surface form: Greek-Turkish War of 1897
Greco-Turkish War (1897) partOf Greco-Turkish War (1897) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Greco-Turkish conflicts
Cretan Question relatedEvent Greco-Turkish War (1897)
this entity surface form: Greco-Turkish War of 1897
Richard Harding Davis coveredConflict Greco-Turkish War (1897)
Mauser 1893 rifle usedInConflict Greco-Turkish War (1897)
this entity surface form: Greco–Turkish War (1897)