siege, nineteenth century
Siege of Monemvasia
Siege of Monemvasia was a siege conducted on 15 March 1821 at Monemvasia, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Greek War of Independence, which ran from 1821 to 1829. The recorded result: Greek victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 residents of the surrounding provinces against 1,500–1,600 besieged Ottomans.
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Record
| Date | 15 March 1821 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Monemvasia, Greece 36.690N, 23.055E | |
| Part of | Greek War of Independence (1821 to 1829) | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Greek victory | |
| Belligerents | border|23px Greek revolutionaries | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | Tzanetakis, Petropoulakaioi and finally Demetrios Ypsilantis | Unknown |
| Strength | 10,000 residents of the surrounding provinces | 1,500–1,600 besieged Ottomans |
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In the same war
- Before: Siege of Mendenítsa March 1821
- After: Battle of Kalamata 22 March 1821
- All 47 engagements of Greek War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1821
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- Battle of Erzurum Turkey
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Siege of Monemvasia is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16329374, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Monemvasia (1821), revision 1370743591, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.