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Noun: Greek War of Independence
  1. The successful rebellion (1821-1829) of Greeks against Ottoman Turkish rule, supported by Britain, France and Russia, culminating in Greek independence after the Battle of Navarino in 1827
    "The Greek War of Independence inspired many European philhellenes to support the Greek cause";
    - War of Greek Independence

Type of: war, warfare

Encyclopedia: Greek War of Independence