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1821: The Final Defeat of Filiki Eteria at Drăgășani
On 19 June 1821, the Filiki Eteria forces were decisively defeated by the Ottoman army at Drăgășani, Wallachia — a final blow that ended their planned revolutionary effort to liberate Greece. This article traces the background of the secret organization, its figures such as Alexander Ypsilantis, and how this defeat accelerated fragmentation while igniting the flames of nationalism that would eventually lead to Greek independence in 1829.
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