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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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a war offamous battles, but of small fights and sieges and deeds of individual heroism.The Greeks were scattered in little bands, and never united under one greatleader. Such a man might have been found in the Suliote, Marco Botzarris. TheSuliotes were a people of Epirus who nad been in revolt against Turkey.Under promise of pardon they yielded, and the Turks then started to murderthe entire race. Many escaped to Greece, and they were waiting there, hungryfor blood and revenge. Under their leader Botzarris, they became the bestsoldiers of the war. Almost every schoolboy has read the poem about Botzarrisssplendid attack, beginning, At midnight in his guarded tent. This able andheroic chieftain fell at the head of his Suliote band ; and no other man ap-peared who seemed really qualified to be a leader of the Greeks. The klephtcaptain, Colocotrones, was almost the only chieftain who was prominentthroughout the war. In 1822 occurred the massacre of Scio, which, for its unprovoked wanton-
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SULIOTES Greece—Massacre of Scio 279 ness and the number slain, stands unparalleled in modern annals. The peopleof the island of Scio, or Chios, had taken no part in the rebellion, but were liv-ing in quiet and peaceful submission. They were Greeks, however, so a Turk-ish fleet landed on their shore, a slight pretext was found, and the massacrecommenced. It continued for days. Of the one hundred and twenty thou-sand inhabitants only a few hundred survived, by hiding half-starved in secretplaces. This atrocious deed was partly avenged by Canares, the naval hero of thewar. The Greeks had no real warships; but they were always expert sailors,and now every little fishing smack, every tiny trading vessel, had a couple ofcannon mounted, or a stack of small arms hidden in the hold, and took a dash-ing part in the struggle for independence. Of course they could not battleopenly against the big Turkish men-of-war, but their daring seamanship madethem enemies to be feared. Canares, while the

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