Jan 1854. EPRIUS REVOLT. Leading citizens call for a revolt. Greek leaders included Grivas in Eprius-Albania, Chatzepetros in Thessaly, Philaretos in Pelion, and Tzavellas was considered the overall leader.

Jan 15, 1854. Greek rebels vs Turk-Albanian force near Radovizi in Arta.

Jan 18, 1854. Greek rebels besiege Turks at Kompoti. Turks retreat toward Arta.

Jan 20, 1854. Greek rebels capture Peta in Arta.

Jan 31, 1854. Greeks assault Aria and make substantial gains but retreat to their intial positions after a storm damages powder stores and confuse troop coordination.

March 3, 1854. Turkish troops sortie from Arta and attack Greek camps at Peta. Turks fail to break the siege and withdraw to Arta.

March 11, 1854. Battle of Platanos. A major Greek force (2000) under Tzavellas attacks the the Turk-Albanian garrison (200) at Platanos near Almyros in Thessaly. A Turkish relief force (500) from Almyros attempt to reinforce the garrison but are repulsed by a Greek blocking force located between the two towns. The Greeks then quickly secure the town.

March 14, 1854. Greek "volunteers" lead by officers from the Greek national army join the rebels in Thessaly.

March 21, 1854. Greek rebels attack for several days before succeeding to force a Turkish blocking force under Pasha Fuat to retreat toward Arta.

March 27, 1854. Turkish troops under Karafil Bey defeat Greek rebels in several skirmishes and capture Metsovo.

March 28, 1854. Greek rebels in Thessaly lay siege to the Turk garrison at Domokos.

April 8, 1854. Greek National Expeditionary Corps lands in Chalcidice and capture six key towns including the capitol of Polygyros.

April 13, 1854. Turkish troops destroy the main Greek camp at Peta and secure the Arta area.

April 14, 1854. Turkish troops break the siege of Domokos in Thessaly.

April 22, 1854. Battle of Plaka. Major Greek (1000 under Zervas) and Turk (1000 under Pitsiares) forces engage in a fierce battle at Plaka in Eprius. After a bitter battle the Turks retreat.

May 9 1854. Battle of Kalampaka. Greek rebels defeat Turkish troops near Kalampaka in Thessaly. Losses were heavy especially among the Turks.

May 10. 1854. The Greeks defeat the garrison at Kalampaka and capture the town.

May 10, 1854. Greek rebels defeat a Turkish probing force at Dimenitsa near Grevena.

May 11, 1854. Pasha Ahmet (3000) continues his success against Greek rebels in Eprius by capturing the last rebel stronghold of Skoulekaria.

May 12, 1854. Anglo-French Expeditionary occupies Piraeus and Athens and insist that all Greek national Army units, "volunteers" and "advisors" are recalled from rebel territory.

May 16, 1854. Battle of Koumitsa Heights. The Greek National Expeditionary Force in Chalcidice is defeated by a larger Turkish force under Haci Tahir. The remnants of the Greek force is later evacuated under a flag of truce by French ships.

June 3-6 , 1854. The Battle of Kalampaka II. The ethnic Greek revolt, without support from Greece itself is doomed to failure. The last major battle lasts for three days near Kalampaka and ends with over 1000 KIA. The Turks win and Greek rebels disperse.

Aug. 24-31, 1866. Ethnic Greeks in Crete besiege Egyptian troops in Vryses. A 2000 man Turkish relief force is defeated and the garrison surrenders.

Sept 11, 1866. Turkish troops under Pasha Mustafa assault the fortified point of Malaxa in Chania, Crete. The position is captured and surrounding villages are captured.

Nov 9, 1866. Turko-Egyptian troops (15,000) under Pasha Mustafa assault the fortified Arkadi Monastery. Afdter several assaults, the Turks force entry but the defenders (250 + women) blow up themselves, the monastery, and many of the attackers.

Apr 24, 1867. Turks launch two attacks to seize Sphakia. Turkish troops under Pasha Mehmet assault the Cretans at Krape while a second force under Pahsa Omer attacks near Kallikrate. Both attacks are repelled.

June 28, 1867. Turks under Pasha Mehmet capture the village of Askyphou near Sphakia.

July 11, 1867. Cretan rebels with Maniots volunteers repulse a Turkish (10,000) attack at Aradaina in Sphakia.

April 26, 1868. Cretan rebels repulse Turkish troops under Pasha Mehmet at Prases in Rethymno May 16, 1868. Cretan rebels skirmish with Turks near Gazi in Malevyzion.

Dec. 8, 1868. Greek Maniot volunteers are surrounded and destroyed by Pasha Mehmet.

Dec. 1877- Feb. 1878. Various ethnic Greek rebel groups conduct minor skirmishes and raids against Turkish garrisons in Thessaly, Pelion, Macedonia

Jan 21, 1878. Greek National Liberation Army (24,000 inf + 300 Cav + 16 guns/ 4 btys) enter Thessaly.

Feb 12, 1878. Cretan rebels (2000) assault the Turkish fort at Izzedin, Chania.

Feb 12, 1878. Epriot/Ionian volunteers (700) capture the port of Agioi Saranta in Delvino.

Feb 15, 1878. Defense of Makrynitsa. A mix Greek rebel band including students from Athens repulse a major Turkish (4000 inf + 400 cav + 2 guns) assault on Makrynitsa in Pelion, Thessaly. March 3 1878. Turkish naval raid destroys a major Greek supply base in Litochoro.

March 16, 1878. Turkish naval and amphibious operations at Pelion succeed in capturing Makynitsa. The Greek defenders numbered about 2000.

March 21, 1878. Turkish forces defeat several small Greek rebel groups and capture Mataranga but the Greeks continue to hold the dominating high ground in the area.

In May 1886 an Undeclared War erupted between Greece and Turkey over disputes about the new border.

May 11, 1886. Battle of Koutra. Greece's elite 5th Evone (Light Infantry) Battalion fights a bitter battle with Turks with one company being overrun on Mt Patso.

Nov. 27, 1895. Cretan rebels (~1000) vs Turkish troops(3000) at Vryses.

Prelude to the Balkan Wars

A Timeline
1854-1896
Greco-Turkish War of 1897
Macedonian Revolt 1903-08
First and Second Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913