Greco-Turkish War (1897)
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The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 was fought between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire. Its immediate cause involved the status of the Ottoman province of Crete
Painting depicting the Battle of Domokos by Fausto Zonaro
The Greco-Turkish war of 1897 on the cover of Le Petit Journal
Colonel Timoleon Vassos and his son at the Greek headquarters in Crete
The first skirmishes at the Melouna border post, Le Petit Journal
Konstantinos Smolenskis
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Konstantinos Smolenskis or Smolents was a Hellenic Army officer. Descendant of a family that had settled in the Habsburg monarchy and returned to Greece after the Greek War of Independence, early in h
A lithograph depicting Smolenskis and the Greco-Turkish War (1897).
A lithograph depicting Smolenskis and the Greco-Turkish War (1897).
Smolenskis with his staff observing the Battle of Velestino from the hills south of the namesake village.