Revolution and liberation · The Revolution of 1821
Troops hold the fortifications of the mills
9 October 1826 (27 September 1826 old style) Proven
More than a year after the battle the mills were still a military post. A newspaper reported that the fortifications of the mills were occupied by troops under General Giannakis Rangos and Mitros Deligeorgis.
Note: Date of the newspaper report.
- Where
- The water mills
- Threads
- The Revolution of 1821
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Ὁ Φίλος τοῦ Νόμου (Hydra), no. 247, 27-9-1826
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