Greek Peasantry Fleeing From Larissa. Greco-Turkish War 1897. This picture is from the late war between Greece and Turkey. The peasants of Larissa supposed themselves safe in the rear of the Greek army; but the sudden Greek retreat left them exposed to the cruelty of the “unspeakable” Turks. Realizing this, they fled from their homes in wild haste, carrying what they could of their household goods, in carts, or upon their backs. We can only faintly suggest the hurry, the confusion, the despair, the suffering of the bedridden grandames and untended babes. It is a picture of the misery of war.

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