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Noun: War of Greek 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 War of Greek Independence inspired many European philhellenes to support the Greek cause";
    - Greek War of Independence

Type of: war, warfare

Encyclopedia: War of Greek Independence