Navarino massacre

Siege of Navarino
Part of the Greek War of Independence

"Surrender of Neocastro" by Peter von Hess
DateMarch – 19 August 1821
Location
Navarino, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Messenia, Greece)
36°54′43″N 21°41′28″E / 36.912°N 21.691°E / 36.912; 21.691
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Konstantinos Pierrakos Mavromichalis † Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Around 3,000 Turkish civilians killed
Location of Navarino

The siege of Navarino was one of the earliest battles of the Greek War of Independence. It resulted in one of a series of massacres which resulted in the extermination of the Turkish civilian population of the region.

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