siege and fall of Tripolitsa in 1821

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battle of the Greek War of Independence historical event military siege

The siege and fall of Tripolitsa in 1821 was a pivotal early victory for Greek revolutionaries, marked by the capture of the main Ottoman stronghold in the Peloponnese and a subsequent massacre that shocked contemporary Europe.

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Label	Occurrences
Fall of Tripolitsa	1
siege and fall of Tripolitsa in 1821 canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ historical event ⓘ military siege ⓘ
aftermath	looting and destruction inside Tripolitsa ⓘ redistribution of spoils among Greek fighters ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	siege and fall of Tripolitsa in 1821 ⓘ surface form: Fall of Tripolitsa Siege of Tripolitsa ⓘ Tripolitsa massacre ⓘ
belligerent	Greek insurgents in the Peloponnese ⓘ Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa ⓘ
combatant	Greek revolutionaries ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
commander	Kehaya Bey ⓘ Mahmud Dramali Pasha ⓘ Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ
country	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
describedIn	European diplomatic correspondence of the 1820s ⓘ memoirs of Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ
endDate	1821-09-23 ⓘ
followedBy	Ottoman attempts to reconquer the Peloponnese ⓘ
hasCause	Greek attempt to capture the main Ottoman stronghold in the Peloponnese ⓘ outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 ⓘ
hasEffect	contributed to international awareness of the Greek struggle ⓘ intensified sectarian violence in the region ⓘ
involves	Jewish civilian population of Tripolitsa ⓘ Muslim civilian population of Tripolitsa ⓘ Ottoman regular troops ⓘ irregular Greek forces ⓘ
location	Greece ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ Morea ⓘ surface form: Tripolitsa
partOf	Greek War of Independence ⓘ
primaryTarget	Ottoman administrative and military center in the Peloponnese ⓘ
relatedTo	Battle of Dervenakia ⓘ Greek War of Independence atrocities ⓘ Chios massacre in 1822 ⓘ surface form: Massacres of Chios
result	Greek victory ⓘ capture of Tripolitsa by Greek revolutionaries ⓘ massacre of the Muslim and Jewish population of Tripolitsa ⓘ
significance	became a controversial episode in the history of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ boosted morale of Greek insurgents ⓘ massacre shocked contemporary European public opinion ⓘ pivotal early victory for Greek revolutionaries ⓘ secured Greek control over most of the Peloponnese ⓘ weakened Ottoman authority in southern Greece ⓘ
startDate	1821-04 ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ Greek War of Independence ⓘ

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Greek War of Independence → significantEvent → siege and fall of Tripolitsa in 1821 ⓘ

siege and fall of Tripolitsa in 1821 → alsoKnownAs → siege and fall of Tripolitsa in 1821 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Tripolitsa