The brig Aris (Greek: Άρης, named after the god of war, Ares), was one of the most distinguished Greek ships during the Greek War of Independence and...
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had some form of bow ornamentation (e.g. the eyes painted on the bows of Greek and Phoenician galleys, the Roman practice of putting carvings of their...
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Battle of Sphacteria (1825) (category Battles of the Greek War of Independence)
Finally, the Greek fleet and the Greek brig Aris escaped the destruction after hours of fighting and bombardment. Days after the battle, the Greeks surrendered...
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List of former equipment of the Hellenic Armed Forces (redirect from List of historical equipment of the Greek armed forces)
Persefs Brig (Russian made) Pliksavra Steamship (Scottish made) Poros Amalia Ι corvette (Greek made) Poros Athina Ι paddle steamship (Greek made, also...
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Anastasios Tsamados (category Greek military leaders of the Greek War of Independence)
(Greek: Αναστάσιος Τσαμαδός; 1772 or 1774 – 1825) was a Greek admiral of the Greek War of Independence. He was the famous captain of the brig Aris and...
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The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries...
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Latin states on Greek soil, and the struggles of the Orthodox Byzantine Greeks against them, led to the emergence of a distinct Greek national identity...
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Hydra (island) (redirect from The Greek Island of Hydra)
choreographer Anastasios Tsamados (1774–1825), shipowner, admiral, Greek captain of the brig Aris, died heroically in the Battle of Sphacteria (1825), holding...
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Hellenic Navy (redirect from Greek Navy)
arrived in the Greek capital, Nafplion, in 1832 aboard the British warship HMS Madagascar, the Greek fleet consisted of one corvette, three brigs, six schooners...
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Souliotes (redirect from Greek Souliotes)
19th century, who via their participation in the Greek War of Independence came to identify with the Greek nation. They originated from Albanian clans that...
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particularly where Greek forces were dominant. Settled Greek communities in the Aegean Sea, Crete, Central and Southern Greece were wiped out, and settled...
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Battle of Navarino (category Articles containing Greek-language text)
forces from central and southern Greece, to finally secure Greek independence. The Ottoman Turks had conquered the Greek-controlled Byzantine empire during...
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Konstantinos Kanaris (category Greek people of the Greek War of Independence)
subsequently hired as a boy on the brig of his uncle Dimitris Bourekas. Kanaris gained his fame during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829). Unlike...
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Battle of Kastella (category CS1 Greek-language sources (el))
the Greeks under Gordon won again, but they were unable to relieve the besieged of the Acropolis. History of the Greek Nation, Volume XII: The Greek Revolution...
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Lord Byron (category CS1 Greek-language sources (el))
Shelley. Later in life, Byron joined the Greek War of Independence to fight the Ottoman Empire, for which Greeks revere him as a folk hero. He died leading...
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Laskarina Bouboulina (category Greek people of the Greek War of Independence)
known as Bouboulina (Greek: Λασκαρίνα (Μπουμπουλίνα) Πινότση; 1771 – 22 May 1825), was a Greek naval commander, a woman of the Greek War of Independence...
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Nasuhzade Ali Pasha (category Articles containing Greek-language text)
commonly known as Kara Ali Pasha (Greek: Καρά Αλή Πασάς), was an Ottoman-Albanian admiral during the early stages of the Greek War of Independence. In 1821...
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The Greek raid on Alexandria was an unsuccessful attempt organized by Greek bruloteer Konstantinos Kanaris to destroy the Egyptian fleet at its base in...
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Israel Defense Forces (section Greece)
operated over the island itself. Since 2010, the Israeli and Greek air forces trained jointly in Greece, indicating a boost in ties due in large part to Israel's...
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Battle of Samos (category Articles containing Greek-language text)
Battle of Samos (Greek: Ναυμαχία της Σάμου) was a naval battle fought on August 5–17, 1824 off the Greek island of Samos during the Greek War of Independence...
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List of goddesses (section Greek mythology)
Chuma, Becuille) Beag (Bec) Bébinn (Bébhinn) Boann (Boand, Bóinn) Brigid (Brig, Brigit) Clíodhna (Clídna, Clíodna, Clíona, Clionadh) Danu (Dana) Ériu (Éire)...
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Ioannis Varvakis (category Greek people of the Greek War of Independence)
Ioannis Varvakis (Greek: Ιωάννης Βαρβάκης; 1745–1825), also known as Ivan Andreevich Varvatsi (Russian: Иван Андреевич Варваци), was a Greek privateer, benefactor...
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Zombies (1963) Mothlight (1963) Pianissimo (1963) The Sadist (1963) The Brig (1964) Help! My Snowman's Burning Down (1964) Nothing But a Man (1964)≈ Teenage...
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Lambros Katsonis (category CS1 uses Greek-language script (el))
Lambros Katsonis (Greek: Λάμπρος Κατσώνης; Russian: Ламброс Кацонис; 1752–1805) was a Greek privateer of the 18th century who would ultimately sail under...
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Morea expedition (category Articles with Greek-language sources (el))
doubts about its Greek policy. Ibrahim Pasha himself noted this ambiguity when he met General Maison in September. Eventually a pro-Greek liberal movement...
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the Americans according to news reports and pirates were put in Nicholas' brig, to await court either in Kenya or the United States. That same day, the...
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Battle of Ptolemaida (category Greece articles missing geocoordinate data)
Εκστρατεία Εις Την Ελλάδα, απόδοσις Γεωργίου Γαζή, Αθήναι 1961, page 241, [Greek translation of German original: Der Deutsche Griechenland Feldzug, Alex...
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Served in 5. SS-Pz.Div. 'Wiking', 'Landwacht Nederland', 4. SS-Freiw.Pz.Gren.Brig. 'Nederland', Indische legion. Died 25 April 1945 (probably). 393343 13 June...
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Battle of Itea (category Articles containing Greek-language text)
Itea. The Greek squadron consisted of a brig and two small gunboats led by the flagship Karteria, a steam-powered warship. Opposing the Greeks was the Ottoman...
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Variety. Holden, Stephen (13 August 1999). "'Head On': Troubles of a Gay Greek Son in Australia". The New York Times. Stewart, Bhob (24 May 2015). "Hold...
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