People · 1801–1876
Samuel Gridley Howe
American doctor, philhellene and author
Howe served as a surgeon in the Greek Revolution and described the walled mills of Myloi and their defence in 1825 in his Historical Sketch (1828). He was probably there himself.
Also written: Σάμιουελ Γκρίντλεϊ Χάου, S. G. Howe, Χάου
Events
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25 June 1825
Two Americans among the defenders
Samuel Gridley Howe described the position as some mills on the seashore, surrounded by a wall, with a garden and an outer wall. A boat from Nafplio brought about twenty volunteers, among them three Swiss and two…