Greece · Warfare / Greek War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The loss of their Romanian allies, followed by an Ottoman intervention on Wallachian soil, sealed defeat for the Greek exiles and culminated in the disastrous Battle of Dragashani and the destruction of the Sacred Band on 19 June
Sacred Band is destroyed during the defeat at Dragashani
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