Revolution and liberation · The Revolution of 1821
Fighting at Myli after the murder of Kapodistrias
July 1832 Proven
In the chaotic months after Governor Kapodistrias was murdered, rival Greek factions clashed at Myli. The archaeologist Ludwig Ross, newly arrived in Nafplio, wrote that General Krieziotis and his Roumeliot troops had won; among the prisoners were two Russians from the fleet. It was the third fight at Myloi in ten years.
Note: Ross dates his letter 1 August 1832 without saying which calendar he used; the fight took place a few days before his arrival.
- Where
- Myloi (the village)
- Threads
- The Revolution of 1821
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- L. Ross, Erinnerungen und Mittheilungen aus Griechenland, Berlin 1863, letter from Nauplia, 1 August 1832 Open (opens in a new tab)
- Ἡ Ἐλπίς, 16-4-1844 (shooting 'in 1832 at Myloi of Argos')
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