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Topic: The Greek War of Independence (Read 7550 times)
DintheDin
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #15 on:
March 21, 2020, 11:55:42 AM »
Italian colonel Andrea Dania, Philhellene commander at the disastrous battle of Peta.
Philhellenes could be wearing whatever you may imagine, partly uniform items, headgear or insignia of their mother country, part civilian dress. Depicting them with some fixed formal uniform could be wrong...
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OB
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #16 on:
March 21, 2020, 02:26:04 PM »
Yes, I think that too. The round cap shown there seems to have been popular.
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OB
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #17 on:
March 22, 2020, 02:36:50 PM »
The first of the Greeks.
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DintheDin
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #18 on:
March 22, 2020, 05:56:11 PM »
Nice movement and you caught the dress colors! Keep them coming!
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OB
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #19 on:
March 22, 2020, 06:53:33 PM »
Thanks Din. Here are some more.
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OB
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #20 on:
March 23, 2020, 10:09:40 AM »
In order to create a bit more variety among my Greeks I'm doing some minor conversions. Mainly this means adding sashes,swords,sleeves and hair with the odd tassel here and there.
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DintheDin
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #21 on:
March 23, 2020, 06:30:32 PM »
You are doing an enviable job, I like your conversions!
Should be good if you decide to present Philhellenes, to mass them in separate units.
You could field a leader of them from the Napoleonic range wearing some winter dress. Cape or manteaux.
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FramFramson
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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March 23, 2020, 06:47:00 PM »
Looking good... you'll be all set for the bicentenary next year!
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OB
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #23 on:
March 23, 2020, 08:17:55 PM »
Thank you both. Yes, I will do the Philhellenes in a separate unit. I'm currently assembling the figures.
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DintheDin
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #24 on:
March 23, 2020, 08:42:48 PM »
One of the most famous battles was Dervenakia, where the Dramali Pasha's expedition met a disaster.
Out of the army of more than 23,000 with which he entered the Morea, barely 6,000 had survived.
The extent of the Ottoman defeat became proverbial in Greece, where a great defeat is still referred to as a "καταστροφή του Δράμαλη", i.e. "Dramali's disaster".
The Revolution was saved in 1822 due to the strategic mind of Theodore Kolokotronis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_of_Dramali
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OB
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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March 24, 2020, 02:12:11 PM »
Thanks for that Din. I have a Crimean Russian officer that I think I can convert into a model of Andrea Dania.
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DintheDin
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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March 24, 2020, 02:29:47 PM »
The Battle of Maniaki was fought on May 20, 1825 in Maniaki, Peloponnisos, Greece between Ottoman Egyptian forces led by Ibrahim Pasha and Greek forces led by Papaflessas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Maniaki
1971 movie "Papaflessas", a decent production and a quite good presentation of Papaflessa's last stand at Maniaki
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DintheDin
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #27 on:
March 24, 2020, 02:50:43 PM »
The Peta monument, where Andrea Dania fell. Battle of Peta 4/7/1822
The disastrous battle of Peta, where many Philhellenes were lost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Peta
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DintheDin
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Posts: 6228
Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #28 on:
March 25, 2020, 08:31:36 AM »
Alexander Ypsilantis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ypsilantis
Sacred Band 1821
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_(1821
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Battle of Dragashani
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dragashani
Alexander Ypsilantis crosses the Pruth
Sacred Band at the battle of Dragashani
So, the black dress in mirliton, quite similar with the Brunswick uniforms is associated with the volunteers of the Sacred Band who never fought in mainland Greece, they fought in an uprising in Wallachia, a prelude to the GWI and were dissolved after the disastrous battle of Dragashani.
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DintheDin
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Re: The Greek War of Independence
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Reply #29 on:
March 25, 2020, 08:45:14 AM »
Today we complete the 199th Anniversary from the day of the GWI.
I would like to mention some important personalities and battles that influenced the Revolution
Ioannis Kapodistrias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis_Kapodistrias
Theodoros Kolokotronis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoros_Kolokotronis
Yannis Makriyiannis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannis_Makriyannis
Georgios Karaiskakis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Karaiskakis
Odysseas Androutsos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odysseas_Androutsos
Battle of Gravia Inn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gravia_Inn
Athanasios Diakos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasios_Diakos
Battle of Alamana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alamana
Nikitaras
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikitaras
Third Siege of Missolonghi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Siege_of_Missolonghi
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