Orlov revolt

February 1770 – June 17, 1771 · Peloponnese

Greeks in the Peloponnese rose against Ottoman rule with the support of a Russian naval expedition under the Orlov brothers. Ottoman and Albanian forces crushed the revolt, and many Greeks were killed in reprisals.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Participants

Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire

Battles 2

Ottoman invasion of Mani (1770) 1770 · Maniot victory
- Battle of Vromopigada 1770 · Maniot victory
Battle of Chesma July 7–18, 1770 · Russian victory