Greco-Turkish War (1897)
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Was a war between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
Chronology
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March 1897: 2,600 irregulars crossed the Greek border into Ottoman Macedonia.
May 1897: Based on troops disposition during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897.
April 1897: Based on troops disposition during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897.
Was the front in Epirus during the Greco-Turkish War (1897).
April 1897: Col. Manos captured Pente Pigadia, but the Greek advance was halted due to lack of reinforcements against an already numerically superior opposition. .
Was the Thessalian front of the Greco-Turkish War (1897).
May 1897: Volos fell into Ottoman hands on the 8 May.
May 1897: In 1897, during the Greco-Turkish War, Ethem Pasha, a prominent Ottoman military leader, led the advance to Thermopylae, where despite strong Greek defenses, the pass was captured by the Turkish forces. This strategic victory allowed Turkey to establish military occupation in the region.
May 1897: Battle of Domokos.
April 1897: Larissa fell to the Turks on the 27 April.
May 1897: In 1897, during the Greco-Turkish War, the Smolenski family, a prominent Greek military family, withdrew from the recently recaptured town of Velestino to Almyros as the territory was placed under Turkish military occupation.
May 1897: Three Ottoman divisions attacked Farsala, forcing an orderly withdrawal of Greek forces.
Was the treaty that ended the Greco-Turkish War (1897). Greece lost some territories in Thessaly but Crete became an autonomous states under nominal Ottoman sovereignty.
December 1897: On the 20 September a peace treaty was signed between the Greeks and the Ottomans. Greece was forced to cede minor border areas and pay heavy reparations. The Ottoman Empire evacuated the territories it had occupied during the war.
December 1897: Treaty of Constantinople: Crete became an autonomous state with a Greek prince as high commissioner.
Selected Sources
Bigham, C.C. (1897): With the Turkish Army in Thessaly. With illustrations and maps, London, Macmillan & Co, "Sketch Map showing position of The Turkish & Greek forces on April 25,1897"
Bigham, C.C. (1897): With the Turkish Army in Thessaly. With illustrations and maps, London, Macmillan & Co, "Sketch Map showing position of The Turkish & Greek forces on May 10, 1897"
Bigham, C.C. (1897): With the Turkish Army in Thessaly. With illustrations and maps, London, Macmillan & Co, "Sketch Map showing position of The Turkish & Greek forces on May 20, 1897"
Bigham, C.C. (1897): With the Turkish Army in Thessaly. With illustrations and maps, London, Macmillan & Co, "Sketch Map showing position of The Turkish & Greek forces on May 4, 1897"
