Exodus of Mesolongi

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historical event military operation siege breakout

The Exodus of Mesolongi was a dramatic 1826 breakout attempt by the besieged Greek defenders and civilians of Mesolongi during the Greek War of Independence, which ended in massacre but became a powerful symbol of sacrifice and resistance.

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Label	Occurrences
Exodus of Mesolongi canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military operation ⓘ siege breakout ⓘ
hasAftermath	commemoration in Greek national memory ⓘ destruction and depopulation of Missolonghi ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Exodus of Missolonghi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sortie of Missolonghi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	Ottoman siege of Missolonghi NERFINISHED ⓘ exhaustion of supplies ⓘ starvation of the population ⓘ
hasCommemoration	annual remembrance events in Missolonghi ⓘ
hasConsequence	elevation of Missolonghi as a symbol of sacrifice ⓘ increased international sympathy for the Greek cause ⓘ strengthening of philhellenic sentiment in Europe ⓘ use as propaganda for Greek independence ⓘ
hasCulturalRole	national myth of heroism in Greece ⓘ
hasLanguageOfName	Greek ⓘ
hasLocation	Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Missolonghi NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMannerOfDeath	battle casualties during breakout ⓘ mass killing of noncombatants ⓘ
hasMotivation	attempt to escape siege ⓘ avoidance of surrender to Ottoman forces ⓘ
hasOpposingForce	Egyptian troops under Ibrahim Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman troops NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Egyptian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek civilians ⓘ Greek revolutionaries ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRelatedConcept	national martyrdom ⓘ philhellenism ⓘ
hasRelatedEvent	Greek War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Siege of Missolonghi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRelatedPlace	Garden of Heroes in Missolonghi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResult	failure of breakout attempt for most participants ⓘ heavy Greek casualties ⓘ massacre of many defenders and civilians ⓘ
hasSignificance	iconic episode of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ martyrdom narrative in Greek national identity ⓘ symbol of resistance against oppression ⓘ
hasStartTime	1826 ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	April 1826 ⓘ
isDepictedIn	European philhellenic paintings ⓘ Greek literature ⓘ Greek patriotic art ⓘ
partOf	Greek War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Mesolongi → hasEvent → Exodus of Mesolongi ⓘ