siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Neokastro

Siege of Neokastro was a siege conducted on 25 March 1821 at Pylos, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Greek War of Independence, which ran from 1821 to 1829.

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Η παράδοση του Νεοκάστρου. Peter von Hess, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date	25 March 1821
Place	Pylos, Greece 36.900N, 21.683E
Part of	Greek War of Independence (1821 to 1829)
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Zonchio 1499, same recorded site
Battle of Modon 1500, same recorded site
Battle of Pylos 425 BC, 2.4 km
Battle of Sphacteria 425 BC, 3.7 km
Battle of Sphacteria 1825, 3.7 km

In the same war

Before: Battle of Kalamata 22 March 1821
After: Siege of Livadia 30 March 1821
All 47 engagements of Greek War of Independence

Elsewhere in 1821

Siege of Neokastro 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 Q4337410, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.