Cretan revolt (1866–1869)
Rebellion against Ottoman rule (1866–1869) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cretan revolt of 1866–1869 (Greek: Κρητική Επανάσταση του 1866) or Great Cretan Revolution (Μεγάλη Κρητική Επανάσταση) was a three-year uprising in Crete against Ottoman rule, the third and largest in a series of Cretan revolts between the end of the Greek War of Independence in 1830 and the establishment of the independent Cretan State in 1898.
Quick Facts Great Cretan Revolution, Date ...
Great Cretan Revolution | |||||||
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Part of the Cretan revolts | |||||||
The hegumen Gavriil gathering the besieged at Arkadi Monastery | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Greek Revolutionaries Supported by: Kingdom of Greece | Egypt | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Michail Korakas Gavriil Marinakis † Ioannis Zymvrakakis Konstantinos Giaboudakis † Panos Koronaios Ioannis Dimakopoulos † |
Mustafa Naili Pasha Omar Pasha Ismail Selim Pasha † Shaheen Pasha Ahmed Rashid Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Few thousands |
15,000 Ottomans 20,000 Egyptians | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
Unknown 1,333 killed and wounded |
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