The caption for this illustrations dating to around 1900 reads: Final Assault and Massacre at Missolonghi. This occurred in 1826, during the Greek war of independence. The people of Missolonghi withstood a siege of twelve months. They were reduced to eating rats, hides, and sea-weed. Finally, sooner than surrender, the men made a desperate night attack on the Turks, and such of the women and children, as were able rushed out of the city behind them. Many cut their way through their foes and escaped. The remnant, bewildered in the confusion and uproar, fell back into the city, the Turks enterin
The caption for this illustrations dating to around 1900 reads: Final Assault and Massacre at Missolonghi. This occurred in 1826, during the Greek war of independence. The people of Missolonghi withstood a siege of twelve months. They were reduced to eating rats, hides, and sea-weed. Finally, sooner than surrender, the men made a desperate night attack on the Turks, and such of the women and children, as were able rushed out of the city behind them. Many cut their way through their foes and escaped. The remnant, bewildered in the confusion and uproar, fell back into the city, the Turks entering with them and massacring all they found. This is the moment chosen by the artist, who depicts the crouching women and the Turks.
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Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1820s, 19th, assault, battlefield, century, death, fight, final, greece, greek, greeks, history, independence, massacre, military, missolonghi, slaughter, turkey, turks, war, warfare
