I want to start researching the Greek War for Independence - since Greek Independence Day is celebrated on March 25th of every year. I know that this is when we celebrate Greece's freedom from the Ottoman Empire. However, I recently learned that March 25th is actually when the war began for most of Greece, and in Mani I know it started maybe about a week earlier... This isn't what I originally thought, and it means that I don't really know much about it.
So, these are the topics I want to learn about - feel free to chime in with others I can research:
So, these are the topics I want to learn about - feel free to chime in with others I can research:
- How did Greece come under Ottoman control in the first place?
- How did the War for Independence really start?
- Who are some of the main players for this war?
- Are there some battles, etc that I should look up?