An Historical Outline of the Greek Revolution: With a Few Remarks on the Present State of Affairs in that CountryJ. Murray, 1825 - 75 σελίδες |
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Acarnania Achelous Ægæan Ætolia Albanians already Aly Pasha Ambracic gulf Anactorium ancient Antirrhium Argolic Argolic gulf Armatolí arms army Arta Asia Asiatic attack attempt authority besieged Boeotia Callidromus campaign Capitan Pasha castle cause cavalry chief chiefly chieftains Chios Christian circumstances civilized Europe coast collected command communication Constantinople contest Corinthian gulf districts Eastern effect empire enemy Epirus Euboea Euripus European Turkey fire-ships forces fortresses frontier garrisons gulf of Corinth hands inhabitants insurgents insurrection Ioannina islands Isthmus Kolokotróni land latter Macedonia Maliac Maliac gulf maritime Megaris Mesolonghi military Moréa Mount Eta Mount Pindus mountains Musulman nation Naupactus Nauplia naval Northern Greece numbers occupied Omér Pasha Osmanlys Ottoman Patræ Pelion Peloponnesus peninsula plains plunder Porte position possession present Prévyza Psará retreat Samos Seraskier shewn side situation speedily Spercheius Suli Sultan tains Thessaly tion town Tripolitza troops Turkish Turkish admiral Turkish fleet Turks valley vessels Western Greece Ypsilanti
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Σελίδα 36 - which formerly separated Amphilochia from the Ambraciotis, and which constitutes a pass of great strength and importance, corresponding to that of Thermopylae at the eastern end of the CEtaean range; for these mountains, as we have already remarked, stretch quite across the great isthmus
Σελίδα 17 - or mountain-passes, which are so frequent in Greece, and of so much military importance. The Ottomans found it necessary to maintain the same kind of police; in some instances the inhabitants of the district adjacent to the passes were made responsible for the safety of the roads, were authorized to maintain Armatoli for this purpose; and, in consideration of the trust
Σελίδα 8 - The consequence has been that the mountains of Greece have never been completely subdued by the Ottomans, and that, while the Christian inhabitants of the plains either retired before them, or became mere cultivators for the conquerors, who assumed possession of the
Σελίδα 26 - either in the hands of the Greeks or exposed to their incursions. Agents had been sent to Europe for the purchase of arms and ammunition ; many volunteers, as well Greeks as natives of civilized Europe, had arrived in the
Σελίδα 20 - protection which the empire could possess on a frontier, where it was endangered by the increase of the power of France, not less than the North-Eastern side was menaced by the encroachments of Russia.
Σελίδα 25 - or speedily followed, by that of several other ecclesiastics of the highest rank in the capital, or other parts of the empire, as well as by that of many other Greeks of every class. The indignation and terror produced among the Greeks by these cruelties were greatly heightened by the accompanying destruction of several Greek
Σελίδα 68 - and entrusted with the conduct of the war on that side of Greece. He was met at Marathon in the middle of July by the Greeks under Goura, where he received such a check as, combined with the ill success of the Seraskier on. the side of Locris, has been sufficient to confine his exertions to Bceotia.
Σελίδα 71 - After this defeat the principal object of the Capitan Pasha seems to have been that of effecting a safe retreat to the Dardanelles. Some ships of war having been left for the protection of the transports which had been sent to the upper part of the gulf of Cos to land the Egyptian troops, the remainder, as soon
Σελίδα 11 - under the yoke of infidels. The greater part of the peasantry in the plains of Northern Greece, and in the neighbourhood of the great Turkish towns, were unarmed; but in the more mountainous parts of the country, and generally in every part of the
Σελίδα 35 - The Boeotian plains terminate to the north-west in the valley of Phocis and Doris, watered by the Cephissus and its branches, which have their origin in Mount CEta. This valley separates Mount Parnassus from a prolongation of CEta, anciently known by the names of Callidromus and Cnemis, the northern face of which looks down on the valley of Spercheius and