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350 Greece/640 Turkey
MID#1579
Dispute Number: 1579
Date(s): September 1829 to September 25, 1829
Participants: 350 Greece/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 251–500 deaths
Narrative: The War of Greek Independence had mostly concluded after Greek vic-
tory in the Battle of Petra. The Turks, however, were not willing to cede the remain-
ing possessions they held in Eastern Greece. A group of Albanians under commander
Aslan Bey began their retreat, first by dispatching a garrison to the Acropolis in
Athens and then arrived at the Pass of Petra on September 24. They were met by a
superior Greek force under the command of Demetrios Ypsilantis who prevented their
passage. Unable to fight his way through, the Turks capitulated on the battlefield. In
exchange for their capitulation, the Turks ceded all of their remaining possessions
in Eastern Greece but were given the exceptions of the Acropolis in Athens and the
fort of Karababa on the Euripus Strait. The Treaty of Constantinople in 1832 was the
formal treaty that ended the War of Greek Independence. In this treaty, the Ottoman
Empire ceded control of the Acropolis to Greece in exchange for financial indemnity.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from September 24, 1829. Fatalities changed
from Missing.
MID#2367
Dispute Number: 2367
Date(s): January 30, 1854 to November 26, 1854
Participants: 350 Greece/200 United Kingdom, 220 France, 640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side A (Imposed)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Crimean War, pitting Russia against an allied coalition of Sardinia,
United Kingdom, France and the Ottoman Empire, gave the northwestern Epirus
region the necessary pretense to move for its own independence. The region identi-
fied itself as Greek, and was understood by Greece to be unredeemed Greece, but was
nominally part of the Ottoman Empire. Epirotes, with Greek assistance, mobilized for
revolt on January 30, 1854, and began with a campaign in Peta and Pente Paghadia
shortly thereafter. However, a quick Ottoman response eventually quelled the efforts
of the Epirotes by April 26. Upset with the Greek assistance of the Epirotes (and
the violation of expectations from the guaranteeing powers), the British and French
threatened force in a collective note to the Greek king on May 10. They then com-
pleted a blockade/occupation of Piraeus. The use of force lasted until May 1857, after
the Crimean War concluded. However, the impact was immediate. The Greek King
was compelled to declare that he would “observe faithfully a strict and complete neu-
trality.” The British and French effected the overhaul of the King’s cabinet, forming
an “Occupation Cabinet” headed by Alexander Mavrokordatos, the diplomat and war