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First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis.
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Ottoman expedition led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha against Greek Rebellion
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Turkish empire (c. 1299–1922)
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Greek rebellion against the Ottoman Empire (1821–1829)
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Theodoros Kolokotronis
Greek revolutionary leader (1770–1843)
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