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The War of 1812 was fought by the United ... War of 1812 map depicting locations of forts, battles, etc. ... with 3,321 British who died from disease. American losses ...
The Greek War of Independence, [b] also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. [3]
The early Athenian tradition, followed by the 3rd century BC Parian Chronicle, made Cecrops, a mythical half-man half-serpent, the first king of Athens. [5] The dates for the following kings were conjectured centuries later, by historians of the Hellenistic era who tried to backdate events by cross-referencing earlier sources such as the Parian Chronicle.
Pericles (/ ˈ p ɛr ɪ k l iː z /, Ancient Greek: Περικλῆς; c. 495 –429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens.He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". [1]
Theodoros Kolokotronis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης; 3 April 1770 – 15 February [O.S. 4 February] 1843) was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire. [1] [2] [3]
Pages in category "Battles of the Greek War of Independence" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Thrasybulus (/ ˌ θ r æ s ɪ ˈ b juː l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θρασύβουλος Thrasyboulos; c. 440 – 388 BC) was an Athenian general and democratic leader. In 411 BC, in the wake of an oligarchic coup at Athens, the pro-democracy sailors at Samos elected him as a general, making him a primary leader of the ultimately successful ...
Cleon (/ ˈ k l iː ɒ n,-ə n /; Ancient Greek: Κλέων Κλεαινέτου Κυδαθηναιεύς (Kleon Kleinetou Kydathinaeis), Ancient Greek: [kléɔːn kle.ai̯.nétuː kyːda.tʰɛːnai̯.ěu̯s]; died 422 BC) was an Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War.