#GreekWarOfIndependence
#OTD in 1822
‘The burning of the Turkish flagship by Kanaris’ (18 June 1822). Nikiforos Lytras (1832-1904). Oil on canvas. 40 x 34 cm. Athens, National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum. Ca. 1873.
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#GreekWarOfIndependence #NavalWarfare #Chios #GreekArtists #NikiforosLytras
June 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The symbolic/traditional date for the beginning of the #GreekWarOfIndependence is #ThisDayInHistory in 1821. In a little over a decade it had succeeded in created one of the first #NationStates in the world, helping to unleash the wave of #nationalist violence that has followed.
March 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM