Greek War of Independence: Modern Greece is Born - History DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the early modern history, as well as the history Greece and the Ottoman Empire continues with the second episode in our story of the Greek War of Independence, which gave Greece its new era of independence. In the first video ( • Greek War of Independe... ) we talked about the reasons this revolt has occurred and what the life in the Ottoman Empire was like for the Greeks, while the second episode covered a number of battles, including Peta and Karpenisi and how these battles led to the internal strife among the Greeks and forced the Ottomans to send an armada from Egypt to attack the rebels, putting the revolution into peril ( • Greek War of Independe... ). Third episode talked about the Fall of Missolonghi and how the Greeks almost lost this war of independence ( • How the Greeks Almost ... ), while the final episode will talk how Greece gained its independence and modern Hellas was born.
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[@cumfalaka3452]

Yunan bağımsızlık videosu atma artık yeter tüm bilgisizler doluşuyor

[@nicholasboggess5742]

8k

[@linkmatos7465]

Can you do Ottoman expansions in Balkans?

[@MrKlong707]

Is there a coupon code?

[@tongobong1]

OMG Kapodistrias got his family name from Slovenian city of Koper - Italian. Capodistria where his ancestors came from.

[@LeoWarrior14]

Great powers: "Congratulations, you are being liberated. A random guy from Germany has been assigned to be your King. Please do not resist."

[@KingsandGenerals]

"Why Germany? I don't know, man, there are too many of damn princes in there, we need to find a couple of kingdoms for them"

[@kwanlinus6999]

After we overthrow the Bavarian one, we proceed to replace it with a Danish one!

[@AllPileup]

Oh, we wouldn't say free. More like under new management.

[@momosthegreen]

This is what happens when you murder Kapodistria for no reason

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

@@KingsandGenerals Do the Philippine Revolution

[@Vak_g]

As a Greek I cant thank you enough for these series! It is always so helpful to watch documentaries about Greek war of independence that are not made by Greeks. Many diplamatic details shown in this video are not even taught at school. Thank you very much for this magnifficent documentary about my country!

[@hirohito5399]

Don’t forget your Roman/medieval past my friend Greece it’s not just antiquity

[@SilentEmpires]

@@161muhammed sell out

[@arolemaprarath6615]

Greece is known in the world. We were also taught about the Greek independence in school shows how famous Greece is.

[@arolemaprarath6615]

@@161muhammed ew a turk

[@AREMUP]

Yes but why?education system is bad?

[@boyanbogdanov1854]

As a Bulgarian I didn't know that the Greeks fought so hard. I have always thought that they were obliterated by the Ottomans and saved by the Brits and the Russians at the last moment. This makes me think that I know much more about Germany and France in comparisson to Greece and Turkey which are our neighbours. Thank you for increasing my knowledge about that!

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

If you can find original sources in English are going to blow your mind both in positive and negative ways I mean kolokotronis and karaiskakis was known for those political incorrect Hollywood like one liners For example when karaiskakis when he was mortaly shot said something like ( in loose translation) " if I get back( if i survive) they are fucked if I don't on my cock ( he won't give a fuck anymore because he will be dead) " 😁 In an other case a Turkish commander asked him in a very diplomatic/ polite latter to surrender Karaiskakis wrote back " I asked my cock if we should surrender? He said nope I asked him again - nope So we won't surrender "

[@marble25]

Video doesn't even say that greeks fought hard instead shows the fact that it was literally triple entente which created the modern greek state. Weird reverse psychology play you attempted there.

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

@@marble25 for fucks sake dude get a life

[@christsel1351]

@@marble25 u forgot that the great powers only intervened with "boots on the ground" after 1827

[@user-hx2xl2km2e]

@@marble25 I meant the whole series. And the Greeks fought for quite some time. The fact that the Egyptian fleet and army had to join the fight shows something. Of course, there were a lot of help which was crucial for the whole thing. Problem is we don't learn balkan history well in Bulgaria. The Ottoman history is especially twisted.

[@brucewayne1405]

When - during the greek revolution - admiral Codrington suggested to Kolokotronis that the greeks should come to terms with the Turks, Kolokotronis replied: "Our king did not come to terms", referring to the last roman emperor and the fall of Constantinople. This was Constantine Palaiologos' legacy to the spirit of the nation for the years of slavery to come. No surrender

[@aokiaoki4238]

"Once, when we took over Nauplion, Hamilton (Gawen William Hamilton), came to see me. He told me that:" Greeks should ask to compromise and set Britain as a medium." I respond to him that: " This never happens, freedom or death. We, captain Hamilton, never compromise with the Turk. Others cut, others enslaved by the sword, while we have lived free generation by generation. Our King died, without doing any agreement. His Guard had an internal war with the Turks and two fortress were always disobeyed." He told me:" Witch is the royal Guard, witch are the Fortresses ?" "The Guard of our King is the so-called Klephts, the fortresses, Mani and the Souli and the mountains". Like that he didn't speak to me anymore. Hamilton obviously realise that the Old man meant for King an old Emperor who died 400 years ago and would probably though that the Old man doesn't have his mind right anymore." Theodore Kolokotronis memoirs, Georgios Tertsetis.

[@spyrosspyros9624]

I agree 100% but you sould write his exactly words when he spoke to his soldiers before the fall o Constantinopole. "It is the time to show to them that we are their kings and they are our slaves. We are not a nations of slaves we are decents of romans and GREEKS"

[@voskreglavincevska3651]

Sorry ! How it was slavery when you almost becomed one nation with Romans ! Nothing was real slavery in Bysantium time ! You made genocide to Slav enlightened Macedonian because Aegean Macedonia was granted to you freely in bargaining with Great Powers ! Thanks to Churchil who was a big man democrat Macedonians made a republic as you did monarchy with foreigin royality . Still today you are calling us Bulgarian even Venizelos had given full right to Macedonian afirmation ! Even the Gramar books were issued for Macednians in Helas ! And you didn't managed to whipe us from the map just because of Veniselos documents my dear ! Regards !

[@nikim5051]

@@voskreglavincevska3651 Aegean Macedonia was hard fought for and rightfully earned by the Greeks. They fought and pushed back the Ottomans along with your brothers and motherland Bulgaria at one point ...nothing was given!

[@voskreglavincevska3651]

@@nikim5051 Blod of brothers cannot be turned into wather ! You are just excusing yourselves mixing Bulgarian and Macedonian ! What a pithy ?

[@aokiaoki4238]

Ioannis Kapodistrias also played a prominent role in Switzerland's institutional reorganisation and in asserting Switzerland's permanent status as a neutral country.

[@user-tl7jx1io6w]

Also he saved France after Watterlo and took psrt at the reorganisation of Germany. Also ge tried to stop slavery trafficing from Africa

[@JG-ec9sp]

Kapodistrias was not his birthname.He was adopted....Search for his real name .....All roads leads to .......

[@user-tl7jx1io6w]

@@JG-ec9sp I have read about Kapodistria more books than you can imagine. And you are wrong. If you still claim that you are right...sources...

[@JG-ec9sp]

@Πατουλης Φιλιπως I can imagine 20 billion. Have you read 20 billion books?No... No doubt the books you've read are by greek authors........i'm not wrong about his name....

[@JG-ec9sp]

PANAGIOTIS ARVANTINOS SAYS IN THE (KAPODISTRIA WAS ALBANIAN)GREEK ENCYCLOPEDIA VOLUME 5 PAGE 402. IS THIS FACT SUFICIENT... AFTER READIND IT IN YOUR OWN ECYCLOPEDIA YOU WILL PROBABLY ALERT EVERYBODY SO THAT BOOK GETS ACSIDENTALY "LOST"🤣🤣🤣

[@HGL-iq4qg]

Must be noted that in Greece we celebrate the start of a war, hence we have two big national days. One for the start of the War of Independence in March of 1821 and one for the start of WW II in October of 1940. This fact outlines the importance of our struggle for freedom regardless of the outcome. 🙏✝🔵⚪

[@dikaios6]

Cool story bro, but there is no dragon.

[@pax6833]

Why not a holiday for the 1st Balkan war?

[@tradinglive]

@@dikaios6 This is not a story bro, this is a fact

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

@@dikaios6 the two national holidays are 25 of march and 28 of October For someone called him self " Δικαίος" you should know that

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

@@pax6833 there are local holidays, usually about the date a local capital became part of Greece 😉

[@suleyman8696]

Greece is our friend 🇸🇾❤️🇬🇷

[@mammaTurki]

of course becuse you are an arab

[@cerealkiller7143]

The assassination of Kapodistrias marked the end of the short era of Greek politicians being independent from foreign powers as well as nationalist policies being enacted. From what I have heard, the English have not opened their archives that concern that event and the whole situation was very suspicious from the beginning.

[@davidaxelos4678]

brb 1

[@pseudoproak]

Anglos cannot be trusted

[@jasonfrang]

@Ελληνορωμιος bullshit, kapodistrias was involved in many other things that could have caused his assassination by the french or other great powers if that was what they wanted. Even if there was some great power influence the fact that they were actually able to influence a member of the greek elite enough to act against the new and still weak greek state speaks volumes about the lack of unity, toxic arrogance, self interest and hubris that is deeply rooted in our culture for all recorded history and even before, in mythical stories. Kapodistrias murder was a just another example of this constant infighting. Lets stop with the conspiracy theory about "the great powers" that takes responsibility and therefore the possibility of self improvement away from us. Every team has its own goals and is trying to influence every other team in the game, if the players in your team are easily swayed to betray your team it's your fault.

[@chrisnicolaou5429]

Fun fact: In order to understand how much influence the foreign powers had on the new Hellenic republic the first 3 political parties were named after the three foreign powers that ''granted'' Hellas its independence.

[@user-fp4nu3qw2z]

No, they weren't officially named like that. Their opponents gave them those names, supposedly because each one of them served the interests of one of the three great powers. In practice however, each one of them often advocated or acted against the interests of the great power it supposedly represented. For example, the "French party" supported a Greek attack against the Ottomans during the Crimean war. The French were allied to the Ottomans and even sent troops to occupy Athens in order for the Greeks to not attack.

[@Etendard1708]

Turkish influence was even more strong though

[@PBandas]

@Sverige 7 Τα είχαμε κάνει στην τρίτη λυκείου στην θεωρητικη κατεύθυνση, από εκεί πήρε και το παιδί τις πληροφορίες. Αν βρεις το βιβλίο έχει και τις πηγές.

[@ChronosHellas]

@@Etendard1708 “Turkish” influence doesn’t exist, if you mean Anatolian which was already a mix of Greek and Anatolian cultures than yes.

[@cramw139]

Great way to start my holiday in Greece

[@BoogieBubble]

I wish you have a great time in Greece my friend. Everywhere you go , you will find ancient history and ruins. Under every rock , near every town. Have fun and enjoy the Greek summer my friend.

[@cramw139]

@@BoogieBubble are you from here?

[@BoogieBubble]

@@cramw139 If "from here" you mean Greece , yes sir , i am Greek. 🙂

[@dakiler2028]

@@cramw139 Please visit Nafplion. It is the first capital of the Greek state, and the most beautiful town in mainland Greece. There's the amazing Venetian fortresses of Mpourtzi and Palamidi (where Kolokotronis was imprisoned by his enemies). Also in the Church of Saint Spyridon, you can still see the bullethole from the gun that killed Ioannis Kapodistrias. Excellent food, beaches and weather are guaranteed :)))

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

@@BoogieBubble hello i own a greek culture discord server if you wanna join send me your discord account

[@ivanf.482]

Much love to Greeks from Italy 🇮🇹❤️🇬🇷🇨🇾 Eleftheria i thanatos

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

hello i own a greek italian culture discord server if you wanna join send me your discord account

[@komninospasiamis5826]

Memorable battles: 1) The fall of Tripolitsa 2) The battle of Gravia Inn 3) The ambush at Dervenakia (Destruction of Dramali Pasha) 4) The siege of Mesologi , one of the most epic sieges of all time. Great battle there the battle in the small island Klisova (131 greeks vs 6000 turks and egyptians)

[@prashaantbohra3430]

The last Roman Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos played a key role in modern Greece's birth. He kept fighting till the last moment for his city, thus becoming a beacon for greeks to continue their fight for independence. Alas, the last Roman Emperor died like a true Roman 💯

[@BoogieBubble]

@@BatuhanErdogan314 Yes erdogan we clearly know what it means. It was a symbolic sacrifice (when he could clearly save his life and surrender and be treated with respect cause he was royal blood) and a bright example for our history that Greeks never surrender in the face of adversity and give their lives for their country in a heart beat. Our history is full of these examples throughout the millenia , even from ancient times. We would not expect you to understand it.

[@hermespsychopompos4615]

Roman, my butt. My ancestors, already since the 13th century started calling themselves "Hellenes" ( Greeks ) again. Now, everything that happened afterwards, too convoluted, it was normal many of people only knew the term Roman up to 18th century. It was normal, alright. But, in essence, we were never Romans or anything else. Just Greeks. We proved that while were under obscurantism, Ottoman yoke for 400 years, yet remained Greeks.

[@user-qz4go8pf8l]

@@hermespsychopompos4615 Constantine XI was a Roman. Whatever else came after, was second third or fourth. He also bore no other main title other than Emperor of the Romans. Don't insult our emperor, Hellene. He even told his troops to fight bravely against the Ottomans just as the Romans did against the Carthaginians. If you cannot respect his identity, then never use this name again.

[@user-qz4go8pf8l]

@@hermespsychopompos4615 Εμεις οι Ρωμαιοι απελευθερωσαμε την Ελλαδα σας. Θυμησου αυτο παντοτε, Ελλην.

[@user-rm8mk9rw7x]

@@user-qz4go8pf8l "Καὶ οὕτως λογίσθητε ὡς ἐπὶ ἀγρίων χοίρων καὶ πληθὺν κυνήγιον, ἵνα γνώσωσιν οἱ ἀσεβεῖς ὅτι οὐ μετὰ ἀλόγων ζῴων ὡς αὐτοί, παράταξιν ἔχουσιν, ἀλλὰ μετὰ κυρίων καὶ αὐθεντῶν αὐτῶν καὶ ἀπογόνων Ἑλλήνων καὶ Ῥωμαίων. " - Κωνσταντῖνος ΙΑ´ Παλαιολόγος Οι Έλληνες είναι οι Ρωμαίοι

[@baburkhanmansurkhanov266]

Greece is a historic and revered country, especially ancient Greece. The Greeks are one of the rings with the most amazing history. Respect to Greece...🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@hardradakaesir]

You guys are amazing the way you present historical moments; i just have one question, if you could make a series out of how all balkan states gained their independence? From Bulgaria, to Romania and Serbia? It would be awesome to see that. Keep doing your best guys !

[@aromanian-socialist]

the others gained independence due to russia its not as interesting as greece

[@arda213]

@@aromanian-socialist Yeah in Greeces case English and French helped Russia, way more interesting!

[@zydrate5098]

What's interesting about continuing the same typical Balkan cycle of random great powers promising independence to small nations to get them to cause unrest while they come in and steal the land. Nobody wins but the great powers in question. It's the same story all through the break-up of the Ottoman empire.

[@generalgeorge9464]

Greece is a far more interesting nation than "bulgaria"

[@UNr34]

@@arda213 Not quite true. Greeks started it first and carried on for many years and had many successes without any outside help.

[@pseudomonas03]

It was great that you mentioned the naval Battle of Itea that took place in 30 September of 1827 (few days before Navarino) and drove away Ibrahim's fleet from the Gulf of Corinth, though it's important to point out a mistake. It wasn't Richard Church in charge of the Greek squadron who defeated the Egyptian fleet, but another British, personally i consider him one the most important and greatest Philllene of all, Frank Abney Hastings, commander of the the flagship "Karteria". And one important detail "Karteria" was a steam-powered warship. So in the Greek War of Independence, for the first time in the world millitary history, it was used a steam-powered ship in battle.

[@christianmartins9629]

Thanks K&G for your effort and all quality employed !We as fans thank you for being the best history creators in KZbin .By the way , what about making a remastered version of the Diadochi Wars with the Tristan Hugh of Battle of the Ancients ?

[@Moutopher]

Thank you for this series. No one else has done better and I've looked. Εύγε

[@anto-sk4ce]

Greece: you liberated us! European powers: I wouldn't say liberated, more like under new management

[@TMPOUZI]

Ironicaly or even practically speaking yes, but at least later on it involved a new constitution, so technicaly it's pure liberation. And let's not forget the complete liberation continued for about 95 years. Or 126 years until the last Aegean islands were given to Greece

[@vitorpereira9515]

The curious thing is that Dom Pedro I, the Emperor of Brazil, received an invitation to be the King of the Greeks, but he refused.

[@rfe8nn2]

A Turk ruler to a German one ;).

[@rfe8nn2]

@@TMPOUZI That's true because all they had to do was copy the Westminster Parliamentary system!!! Once that happens they become just like Britain, a line of German born Monarchs serving under a constitutional system in which the Parliament has real power.

[@user-qz4go8pf8l]

You guessed it right, anto. The creation of Greece was an attempt to make a western puppet state out of a surviving remnant of eastern Romans. It was not coincidence that the Revolution happened in historical Greece and not Asia Minor. The Europeans wanted to throw the Ottoman yoke out of Europe.

[@mikeSuper57]

I often think of my Greek ancestors and wonder If I am worthy of them. I carry their legacy, and I appreciate this channel for doing the appropriate research and showcasing this for us all to see. Thank you, Kings and Generals!

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

hello i own a greek culture discord server if you wanna join send me your discord account

[@wolfteam5219]

I often think of my ottoman ancestors I come to realise why I’m such a badass it’s in the bloodline 🤜❤🤛

[@mikeSuper57]

@@wolfteam5219 ok

[@mikeSuper57]

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[@pan-demics8015]

This video doesn't do Kapodistrias justice. It makes it seem that he was just some tyrant who came out of the blue to rule Greece. However in my opinion he was the greatest Greek to ever live, Due to his contribution to the cause,in whichever position he was in. He founded schools, museums, hospitals and made education mandatory. He also ended piracy in the Aegean. His death was one of the worst things that happened to the Greek world. Should he have lived even 5 more years, Greece would have been a completely different country

[@pan-demics8015]

@@yusufardagures5490 What do you mean?

[@pantognost]

Did we watch a different video? What are you talking about? The video paints Kapodistrias as an enlightened hard working servant of the people. Again. What are you talking about?

[@pantognost]

@@moutsatsosa I agree with your sentiment, however this is a video for the war of independence of the Greek people, not the life and work of Ioannis Kapodistrias. Given that context I think that it’s ok.

[@Ronnet]

As someone who only knew his name and vaguely the role he played, this video, while perhaps not giving him full justice, gives a very flattering report of the man. I walked away from the video with the impression that he is the father of the modern Greek nation, almost as if it's his accomplishment alone.

[@834863]

@@yusufardagures5490 ''hate of West against Turks''? A rather twisted ethnocentric point of view! For the whole 19th c Britain held back Russia from destroying Ottoman Empire. Then Soviet Russia aided Turkey to survive the Anglo-Franco-Italian-Greek presence in Anatolia. Then the West held up Stalin demands from Turkey after WW2 and all through the Cold War. Today Turkey flirts with Putin against the West. At last the West realizes that Turkey is a Revisionist state bent on dominating its neighbours. If you call that ''hate'', it is well reserved. Turkey should return to wise Ataturk's distum ''Peace in Turkey, Peace in the World'' or face destruction!

[@saidahamelin3118]

Really enjoyed this. The colours are so vibrant in the artwork. Another tip-top production.

[@user-yr4js5zq1k]

Great video, great series. Looking forward for more!!

[@VladislavDrac]

Been waiting for the next video. Thanks for delivering 👍

[@paulceglinski3087]

Nothing like coffee with a new K&G video. K&G must have a huge team putting out the vids because this week there have been so many excellent vids, English Civil War, Savo Island and now Greek War of Independence. Outstanding!!

[@chriskw4362]

Like you said it my friend, coffee and K&G videos!

[@MagnusRex.]

If anyone wants to know what followed i will share some history. Due to the fact that King Otto was underaged the Great Powers decided that a reagency should rule the Kingdom of Greece until the king comes of age. This roughly lasted about 3 years. The harsh reality is that the greek people were all but free in those 3 years as the reagency was was an almost tyranical resime that impossed their will by imprisoning, torturing and sentecing to death all those who did not agree to their way of rule. In all this plight the King had no say and could do nothing to help the situation (though little changed when he assumed power). Furthermore, the main bulk of the millitary and the city patrol of the capital (now Athens) was of bavarian soldiers and not greek, making easy to understand how this situation played out in the minds of the greek population. Ultimately King Otto was forced to ubdicate in 1862 by a revolutionary greek force. The Great Powers then decided to give the crown this time to a dannish Prince who became King George I and had a relatively successful reigh from 1863 to 1913 when he was assassinated.

[@zodric7999]

Still to this day Greece is not a free nation German led EU and US NATO dictate what Greece can and cannot do.

[@shadowrealm8014]

the drawings are always so beautiful .thank you for sharing

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@sarkal3080]

Fantastic video as always! After the Naval Battle of Navarino the creation of a greek state was inevitable. The only questions left to be answered were its status, independent or autonomous, and its size. Kapodistrias had therefore the titanic mission of negotiating with the Great Powers and take as much as possible. It was not an easy task since the Europeans had their one interests in the region. As mentioned in the video Wellington wanted an autonomous state restricted in the Peloponnese and until the very end viewed the entire affair as pacification of an ottoman province. On September 1828 the British, French and Russian ambassadors met on the island of Poros to discuss the future borders. Thanks to Russo-turkish war Kapodistrias succeeded in having them agree on the Ambrakikos-Pagasitikos line with the possible inclusion of Crete and Samos. Nonetheless London rejected it and a protocol signed on the British capital restricted the borders in the Peloponnese and the Cyclades. But because of Russian victories it was amended a year later. The new London Protocol accepted the Poros Conference recommendations on the borders and made the state autonomous under a hereditary christian prince. After three months of negotiations they agreed on Leopold of Saxe-Goburg-Gotha. The Sultan was forced to accept it with the Treaty of Andrianople on September, 1829. The Russian victory alarmed the British and the French who now proposed full independence. Finally on February 3rd, 1830 the Great Powers signed a new protocol in the UK that officially recognized an independent greek state with Leopold as its king. But it was not the end of the story. The German prince had an extensive correspondence with Kapodistrias and was fully aware of the bad state of Greece. This and the exclusion of Crete made him reject the offer. Kapodistrias' assassination and the July Revolution of the same year put everything on hold until the 1832 treaty of Constantinople which agreed on the more favorable Arta-Volos line and made the Bavarian prince Otto the new king. Nonetheless Crete was given to Mohammad Ali while Samos became an autonomous state under ottoman vassalage.

[@mudra5114]

The British were in general pro Ottoman and anti Russian as they were always afraid of increased Russian influence in the Mediterranean as there was a great game going on in between the British Indian Empire and the Russian Central Asian Empire.

[@olcayozcan5910]

Navarino was not a naval battle. It was shame for them who attacked ottoman navy.

[@834863]

@@olcayozcan5910 But it was not unshameful for the Sultan to insist to keep the Greeks in bondage even after their heroic sacrifices for freedom! Shame on your pitiful ethnocentrism! For you only Turkey has rights, all other peoples exist to serve Turkey! I see Turkey ending up in ruins like Nazi Germany in 1945!

[@johnsoulou9720]

Another great video. Keep up the good work..

[@The_Daily_Tomato]

Just sat down to my break and needed something to watch. *K&G* We got you covered 😉

[@nikpist1030]

Many congrats for this short yet extremely accurate video about the birth of our modern state.

[@gavinsmith9871]

Just a minor correction: The French flag wasn't the Tricolor in 1827. It would have been the white Bourbon flag, the July Revolution hadn't happened yet.

[@mikemodugno5879]

Just read Mark Mazower's The Greek Revolt earlier this summer. It's so great to get a video series from K&G to help internalize the information. Could we see more on the breakup of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the Aegean?

[@geom2816]

You guys are amazing , great work bring up the birth of Eastern Europe and Greece.

[@kidskids7932]

Brilliant documentary as usual

[@gabrieldweik6842]

Of course it’s kings and generals

[@franksgreen]

Thanks for the video!More of modern Greek history please

[@abcdef27669]

Georgios Mavromichalis: "My name is Georgios, and you arrested my father. Prepare to die!" Ioannis Kapodistrias: "Nani?!"

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

Fun fact: right afterwards the furious crowd dismembered Kapodistrias murders

[@alexandrospanagiotou6251]

Excellent Job, Bravo!

[@TheColombianSpartan]

Church's redemption arc and bromance with Kolokotronis were the best arcs here

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Codrington is still honoured every year in Pylos, the ottomans were murdering the Greeks in the Peloponnese with the aim of transporting Egyptians to populate it.

[@diinekis100]

you are a philellinas and this is a honor for you and for us

[@loods2215]

A series like this about the Italian War of Independence would be fantastic 👌

[@johnbannon1859]

GREAT VIDEO!!...I leaned a couple of things that I did NOT KNOW!!.....Thanks...K & G!!!!!!!

[@user-jp7mb4ns7x]

To people saying that European powers ''freed'' Greece. Foreign powers had a very negative reaction to the Greek revolution in the early years. Things changed when they thought that they may end up with the losing side. Greek revolution became a battleground for their antagonism and Greek politicians like Mavrokordatos used that. Greeks played that card very well, mostly the fear of Britain that Russia will find a way into Mediterranean Sea. The depedence of Greece from European states was inevitable in that point but this wasn't a problem for the Greek elites that had already made that choice believing their interests were aligned with the western powers.

[@theawesomeman9821]

at least the Europeans let Greece be independent, no one knew how pro-West or pro-Russian Greece would be. Appointing a fellow Westerner to rule the Greeks was nicer than outright colonizing Greece, though the latter guranteed more security against Russia.

[@adelinod.5568]

I have a question about that, given the current situation in Ukraine, is there still a "pro Russian" (let´s name it that way) position inside Greece or the country elites are still firmly aligned with the West?

[@user-jp7mb4ns7x]

​@@adelinod.5568 Greek elites are straight forward pro-Western no question about that. For Greek people things are getting more complicated. Greeks have a deeply rooted Russophilia that origins from the middle ages. When Greeks were under Ottoman rule there were popular myths about "the blonde nation" that will bring the war to Ottomans and restore the Empire (that being the Roman Empire). It might sound ridiculous but those myths still survive among a super-conserative religious groups but also influence broader audiences that are somehow related to orthodox church. If you combine that with a thousand years old resentment feeling towards western powers for what went down during the Schism, the ravaging of Constantinople etc. generating again mostly from the Greek orthodox church and intelectuals that surround it, if you add to that events like the destruction of Asia Minor Greek population, the 1967-1974 Junta, the invasion in Cyprus and other, that a lot of Greek people fairly or unfairly ascribe to foreign (mostly western) powers, and finally if you take into consideration the local alt-Right movements that look up to anti-liberal regimes like the one of Putin, then you get why around half of the Greek population if they don't openly support Russia they are unwilling to take sides in this conflict, passively defending Russian deeds.

[@nassosster5213]

Thank you for a great documentary and a great channel in general

[@JohnDoe-zb5mt]

Thank you so much for these videos!

[@GreenMarkoulis13]

It would be greatly appreciated if Greek subtitles could be added. Thank you for this awesome series!

[@schoolofgrowthhacking]

How many languages do you expect him to speak 😂 why not help him to translate if you want the subtitles?

[@Tw4tz0r]

@@schoolofgrowthhacking He only asked for subtitles to be added - not for the narrator to physically speak greek. u on crack or something mate?

[@Threezi04]

@@schoolofgrowthhacking This account has multiple people working on it y'know, it's not just one guy. They can easily hire someone to create Greek subtitles.

[@edermanutencaoejardim9138]

Congratulations to the heroic Greek people who fought centuries to free themselves from the Ottomans.

[@dogeofclans1039]

Love all of your videos idk how you make so many in such short time periods tho. Especially since their of star quality.

[@nermainmerl6108]

Go Greece

[@shirohigenewgete1619]

I hope that you will provide a comprehensive coverage of the events that followed the defeat of the Ottomans in the battle of Navarino This war not only resulted in the independence of Greece, but also had other consequences for the rest of the Mediterranean countries The Ottoman fleet of the Ottoman Turkish province of north africa "Regency of Algiers" participated in the Battle of Navarino and was completely destroyed, which led to the easy French invasion of Algeria in 1830, and this led to the tension of Moroccan-French relations, which soon developed into a war (Isli War of 1844), where the Kingdom of Morocco was defeated in this war, and Morocco lost the military prestige it had gained since its victory over Portugal in the Battle of three king(Alcácer Quibir 1578) The French invasion of Ottoman Algeria and the Moroccan-French war of 1844, then the Moroccan-Spanish War of 1860, can be considered the beginning of (the scramble for Africa) and the division of the continent between the European powers. The independence of Greece also led in a way to the growth of nationalist thought in Europe and the rebellion of the peoples from the European absolute monarchies and the old laws, and this was evident in the outbreak of the Springtime of the Peoples in 1848, One of the results of the growth of the nationalist ideology (Italian and German unifications), as well as the independence of the rest of the Balkan countries, such as Serbia and Bulgaria, from the crumbling traditional empires of Austria-Hungary and the Ottomans Of course, the most important result of this thought is the assassination of the Austrian Crown Prince and the outbreak of WWI

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

Well there's a good reason why 19th century is also known as the century of revolutions French, Haiti, Bolivar rebelion , Greek revolution, Serbian, Bulgarian, the spring of people as you mentioned although I will called a stretch to connect that period with the begging of ww1 The great powers was already preparing for a great war , they just needed an excuse

[@victorkumps6846]

Even with everything that’s happened afterwards I had a little tear in my eye when you said; Greece would be free Thanks so much for this whole Greek war of independence saga I loved every episode Do not hesitate to cover the subsequent century long struggle for Crete ;) Best regards from Belgium

[@Dan-sw8tg]

I was just on a short holiday in Crete, I loved it. A place full of warm, generous , proud and hospitable people

[@NguyenHoang-mo7hs]

I really like the added humor in this series.

[@a12zN]

Wow. I can always extend my knowledge.

[@Askeladd_]

This was beginning of the end of the Ottoman Empire as other nations would follow in liberation movements further fragmentizing the remaining ottoman territories. These liberation movements would also draw powerful Western nations into Ottoman affairs and would intensify into the next century leading to the end of the Ottoman Empire in the 1920s.

[@hermespsychopompos4615]

We Greeks remained under Ottoman obscurantism for too long. It was about time. Now, we run to catch on, but we face obstacles. But still.

[@MrAenes67]

@@hermespsychopompos4615 We Turks face the same danger too… We were the last people freed from the Ottoman Empire. Our current governments might be the dumbest people I have ever seen in years but I think we have more than common with Greeks. Our cultures affected each other for so long that I can’t even discriminate a Greek from a Turk anymore. Peace at home, peace in the world. ✌️

[@hermespsychopompos4615]

@@MrAenes67 You don't have anything in common with us, Greeks. The difference between a Greek and a Turk is Day and Night. Choose other people to compare yourselves with, don't use our name. Thanks.

[@Genchmen]

@@hermespsychopompos4615 You are not greek. You are speaking rumezi language and are of african origin.

[@Genchmen]

@@MrAenes67 go back to mongolia. It would be your motherland, if not Ottoman empire.

[@paulsh2071]

Based Greeks they managed to deafeat a larger power even though they outnumbered them in every battle and then the ottomans had to ask help from their vassal to get them stopped

[@piyasabulteni4438]

UK, France and Russia.

[@lamogio7938]

@@piyasabulteni4438 cope

[@paulsh2071]

@@piyasabulteni4438 after the Turks begged their principality for help and the Greeks still had a huge resistance till the powers decided to help them

[@parsananmon]

No shit. Ottoman forces were busy at Russian and Persian borders. Thats why Ottomans called Egyptians. Also Greeks didnt beat Ottomans alone they did with the help of 3 major powers. Im not disrespecting Greeks but being proud of beating already weak empire seems meh tbh.

[@aokiaoki4238]

@@parsananmon Battle of Dervenakia

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video

[@johng7003]

I hope you could cover the battles of this series, once you put all the episodes together or put an extra content with them since the Greek War of Independence didn't just end in 1827 as it says but continued well for at least two years with with I believe(I could be wrong though) two other battles and during the September of 1829, the Battle of Petra which was a Greek Victory ended the War of Independence.

[@pseudomonas03]

Yes, the Greek War of Independence is concluded with the Battle of Petra in 12 September 1829, since the war continued for other two years after Navarino, with many battles taking place in order to free Central Greece.

[@ykardasis]

A very accurate description of the events of that era. In other words Greeks brought Kapodistrias to Greece and then killed him. These are the greeks, always fighting between them, only to be united against external common enemies

[@JasTheKariol]

Relax. There are tensions in every country, it's just that foreign powers capitalize on the tensions existing in specific geostratigic countries. Kapodistrias's assasination was instigated by the British. Ukraine's current fight against Russia was instigated by the U.S. Yes Greeks don't come easily to terms with another opinion, but they have been historically (for the most part and until this day) governed by marionettes of greater powers.

[@ALPS8]

Hey Kings and Generals can you please make a video especially for the battle of dervenakia

[@JohnKopasakis]

Commenting and sharing lol good stuff congrats!

[@Caca-lz9yv]

I enjoy the documentaries so much while eating…Thanks K&G❤️

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

hello i own a greek and turkish culture discord server if you wanna join send me your discord account

[@alviseossena3238]

Will you also do a documentary about the Italian Unification? I think that the risorgimento is full of really interesting battles, like Solferino, Milazzo or Volturno

[@mohamadabdo5521]

That's a great episode! Would you consider doing the civil war in the mount lebanon in 1830-1840? And discuss the issues between that time and 1975? Then do the lebanese civil war 1975-1990? It's a bunch of very volatile wars that have lots of politics and religious tensions...

[@mohamadabdo5521]

I have lots of resources that are legit, unlike the official curriculum of history school courses and are drawn from embassies archives

[@mohamadabdo5521]

If you think youd need them I can provide you my email

[@arolemaprarath6615]

@@mohamadabdo5521 no

[@Stanley_Ca.]

Please make a video about the Ionian islands next time. Their history is very interesting as they were under venetian,french, British rule.

[@hisdudeness4537]

I just realized you have never made a video on Nader Shah's indian campaign, where towards the end before the Sack of Delhi he defeated the Mughal army that outnumbered his six to one. I'd love for you to do a video on it!

[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

Maratha sack of Delhi in 1737 would be interesting as well just 2 year before Nadar Shah sack of Delhi in 1739.

[@youvebeengreeked]

K+G: “The Greeks could not found democracy.” Palpatine: “Ironic.”

[@IsReallyFuckingHot]

" It is with great reluctance that I have agreed to this calling. I love democracy. I love the Republic. Once this crisis has abated, I will lay down the powers you have given me! As my first act with this new authority, i will creat a regular Greek army corp for the Republic." ~ Kapodistrias to the National Assembly probably

[@leeboy26]

Did they try looking in the British Museum?

[@Hamsafar_gasht]

European powers will decide your fate.

[@youvebeengreeked]

@@Zeerich-yx9po I know my dude, just meming

[@Generocyclopedia]

Can you make video about the mycenian Greece or anatolian kingdom like Lydia?

[@subhamdas2405]

Wow..long time wait video

[@tremblfr]

Very good vid as usual. Small complain, on the computer it's fine, but on mobile, the small print with some additional facts are not visible to my old eyes. They are very cool, but very difficult to read and I guess I'm not the only one. Thank you

[@christianbloodsworth8651]

They really went from being ruled by the Ottomans to being ruled by a man named Otto

[@proudasomgman5549]

Greece is back. Long live Greece! Blessed land...

[@Gigas0101]

I won't say the exact line, but you caught me slipping with a quick remark that snapped me back to attention. That got a laugh out of me, cheers for that.

[@nikhilguleria3429]

You should do the battle of Sammel Such an epic tale

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Also giving birth to the longest anthem in the world.

[@turkishultranationalist]

Which sucks

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

@@turkishultranationalist APK troller need money?

[@theturkish1373]

@@Pavlos_Charalambous Go pay your debt swimmer

[@dakiler2028]

@@theturkish1373 I can buy your mother for 5 euros at the moment. Turkish lira = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

@@theturkish1373 talk me about inflation Ah I forgot it's haram to criticize divine Tayip and his economic tools taken directly from a medieval story book 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Inflation big Akp troll need to eat 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ps have you found any jars for the winter's pickles? I heard that the are is short supply 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@karras.apostolos]

One thing you missed is that the Britain and France disliked Kapodistrias and that one of the Mavromihalis brother said: They made me do it. And the other run to the French Embassy. Also Otto was really loved and loved Greece. Great King Zero Skills.

[@blugaledoh2669]

Great king Zero skill? What that mean?

[@karras.apostolos]

@@blugaledoh2669 it's like being an absolute monarch but not doing the job of a Prime Minister.

[@shinsenshogun900]

Diagnosis: Skill Issue... Deposition Imminent!

[@karras.apostolos]

@@shinsenshogun900 He ruled for 30 years (1832-1862)

[@shinsenshogun900]

@@karras.apostolos Otto here then has some court with Philhellene German competencies

[@foxhoundGR28]

Excellent video , you must continue the series until the minor asia catastrophe

[@alphaomega9236]

Great video again from this Channel, Just my humble opinion the title should say part 4 and the last videos with the same subject parts 1,2,3 because many of my friends thought it is only one Video about the Greek revolution.

[@theodorospadelidis6537]

hello i own a greek culture discord server if you wanna join send me your discord account

[@AhmetGoktugSaknc]

As a Turkish, I would like to say thank you @Kings and Generals for this informative and objective series. It looks like Ottoman's have made every military and diplomatic mistake that is possible in the book. They not only lost lands but weakened against Russia and other superpowers. In my opinion, they had better accepted the treaty in the first video that gives Greek's autonomy. They wouldn't lose much tax but could have saved many troops and gold that they didn't have. Greek's fought bravely and strategically to achieve independence. It looks like Greek's got the international support they long anticipated not because superpowers acknowledge their cause, but to ensure it will stay under their management while doomed Ottomans were living their final years. I just want to correct a mistake that I have spotted. The flag you have used as Ottoman is actually the Turkish Republic flag that wasn't used until 1923. Meanwhile, it would be great if you can make a series about the Turkish Independence war too.

[@sinnyawesome7037]

The Turkish Independence war is a term everyone uses but it makes Turks no different than Serbs or Greeks who were under Turkish administration for a long time; in our case though we were never dependent. Therefore, a different term must be used.

[@nikostzim8792]

Ευχαριστούμε!

[@beachboy0505]

excellent video 📹

[@PrimeroVorian1]

Thank you!

[@abcdef27669]

Greece was just the first cow to trespass the Ottoman fence. But the hole made by the greeks allowed the entire cattle to escape.

[@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq]

Fence was already weak by that time

[@alexvlaxos6620]

@@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq you cant downplay the Greek struggle.The fence was weak on empire standards. A raggtaged people that were butchered for half a millenia fought one of the most ruthless empires,although all empires were ruthless

[@arda213]

Ottoman Empire was a declining geopolitical player. When you decline in power your rivals incise your disadvantages, your weaknesses like a vulture. Even if you have ten thousand problematic cattles, if you are strong they never become a problem. Do black people in USA ever raise the eyebrows of the international community? No because USA is a strong player. Ottomans for hundreds of years reigned over many Christian populations. It only became a problem in 19th century.

[@VergiliosSpatulas]

@@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq Cope harder.

[@shadowrealm8014]

funny way to describe that

[@gelisgeo1309]

some inaccuracies . 1) In order for the great powers to convince the Ottoman Empire to accept a completely independent Greek state...they proposed a smaller territory in Greece than was originally agreed upon. In the same way they convinced Greece that it would be in full independence and not in autonomy at the price of surrendering some territories. 2) Forget that the continent, Macedonia, Thrace, Romilia, Ionia and all the islands were also Greek-inhabited areas... and not just Constantinople and Pontus.

[@domain6491]

Hi,can you make a video about Kingdom of Georgia?maybe on one of the battles!

[@sumedhraosurendramalandkar4056]

Yes, the Waterloo Guy - Wayyy to make an introduction 🤣

[@christoforospapakonstantin3409]

Ioannis Kapodistrias I dubbed him the father of modern Greece, he was a true Greek patriot and the best Greek politician/statesman since independence.

[@fatihcambel]

Great job 👍 it is hard making a video every two days

[@jjgreek1]

well done!

[@saintkittsdefenderofchrist782]

God Bless the Greek People!

[@mammaTurki]

why God bless greek people?

[@cpj93070]

@@mammaTurki Because they got there country back from a tyrannical empire such as the Ottomans.

[@theodoros9428]

The admiral Miaoulis, sunk the frigate Hellas and an other ship, not Kapodistrias

[@theodoros9428]

Αnd dishonoured his name in Hellenic history..

[@midsue]

Good one Duke of Wellington 13:07 "Yes the Waterloo guy"

[@MTWolfgang]

I love this channel

[@mekatronik_albo]

Respect to our autochonous greek brothers 🇦🇱🙏🏼🇬🇷.I would love Albania also join your side during 1870s but the turks crushed our independance revolt with league of Prizren.We had no support from major powers.

[@perseusarkouda]

In Greek consciousness Ioannis Kapodistrias remains the ideal politician for his talent and for being honest, even to this day. But most of the Greeks would have him killed again if he could rule them for a second time.

[@mariodhana8570]

Thank you very much

[@Laski-be3jg]

Pretty sick war!

[@theodoros9428]

The egyptians send 40000 men in Greece , 15000 they came back alive

[@theodoros9428]

@@moutsatsosa mean what ???

[@theodoros9428]

@@moutsatsosa Yes you are right, and Kapodistrias spend a large portion of his personal , property to bought slaves Many of them were from the survivors of Chios