Federation of Messinian Organisations of Melbourne and Victoria
The website depicts a digital presentation of the Greek War of Independence and its main aim is to encourage all generations to identify with their cultural background and to lead to the strengthening of the bonds to the Greek culture.
Greek War of Independence
The rebellion originated in the activities of the Philikí Etaireía (“Friendly Brotherhood”), a patriotic conspiracy founded in Odessa (now in Ukraine) in 1814. By that time the desire for some form of independence was common among Greeks of all classes, whose Hellenism, or sense of Greek nationality, had long been fostered by the Greek Orthodox Church…
Liberation of Kalamata
The unofficial but actual date of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence is March 23, 1821, when under the leadership of Theodoros Kolokotronis, Papaflessas and Petrobey Mavromichalis, the Greek irregular revolutionary forces liberated the city of Kalamata from the Ottoman forces after a brief two day siege…
Battle of Navarino
Battle of Navarino, (Oct. 20, 1827), decisive naval engagement of the War of Greek Independence against Turkey. The Turks, with assistance from Egypt, had gained the upper hand in the Greek Independence War, but then Britain, France, and Russia intervened, leading to the defeat of the Turkish and Egyptian navies in the last fleet action of the sailing-ship era…
Odysseas Androutsos
Markos Botsaris
Laskarina Bouboulina
Athanasios Diakos