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Battle of Sakarya

Greece · Warfare / Greco-Turkish War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1921–1922Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1921

Andrew1921

Sakarya · Warfare / Greco-Turkish War

After his brother is restored to the throne of Greece Andrew is given command of the Second Army Corps during the Battle of the Sakarya, which effectively stalemated the Greco-Turkish War

1922

Andrew1922

Sakarya · Warfare / Greco-Turkish War

Dissatisfaction with the war led to a coup d‚tat during which Prince Andrew is arrested, court-martialled and found guilty of "disobeying an order" and "acting on his own initiative" during the Battle of Sakarya

Names involved

Andrew

Provenance

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