Alexander YpsilantisApril 1820
Alexander Ypsilantis takes over leadership of Filiki Eteria and makes preparations for a revolt, as well as for setting up a military unit towards that purpose named as the Sacred Band
Greece · Warfare / Greek War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Alexander Ypsilantis takes over leadership of Filiki Eteria and makes preparations for a revolt, as well as for setting up a military unit towards that purpose named as the Sacred Band
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
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