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Siege of Mendenítsa

Siege of Mendenítsa was a siege conducted in March 1821 at Mendenitsa, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Greek War of Independence, which ran from 1821 to 1829.

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DateMarch 1821 (month precision)
PlaceMendenitsa, Greece
38.750N, 22.617E
Part ofGreek War of Independence (1821 to 1829)
KindSiege, nineteenth century
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Siege of Mendenítsa is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.

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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12883577, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.