Navarino massacre
1821 event of the Greek War of Independence
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.
Siege of the fortress
In March 1821 the Greeks began the siege of Neokastro under the leadership of Konstantinos Pierrakos Mavromichalis. Before the fortress capitulated in August, many Turkish families had been compelled by hunger to escape and throw themselves at the mercy of Greeks of the neighbourhood. However, they were massacred. The Turks, who were at the brink of starvation, offered to surrender. The Greeks proposed a convention where the surrendering Turks would be granted secure passage to Egypt. When the capitulation was concluded, the city's Turks gave up all the public property in the fortress and all of their money, plates and jewels. However, the Greeks had neither the intention nor even the means of providing that promised secure passage. Using as pretext the death of their leader, Mavromichalis, who was killed during the siege, they failed to keep the terms of the surrender.
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