Ottoman Invasion Of Mani (1770)
The 1780 Ottoman Invasion of Mani was one of a series of invasions by the Ottomans to subdue the Maniots. Mani was one region of Greece that the Ottomans had not occupied due to the rough terrain and the rebellious spirit of Maniots. The Maniots caused damage to the Ottomans by allying with the Venetians whenever there was a war between Venice and the Ottomans and they also were pirates.
After the failed Orlov Revolt of 1770 in which the Maniots took part, Turko-Albanians ravaged the Peloponnese and kept the Maniots cooped up inside Mani. The Turks also tried to keep the Maniots quiet by placing a bey who was a Maniot to govern them. In 1780 the Ottoman bey of the Peloponnese, Hassán Ghazi, saw his chance to invaded Mani and subjugate them once and for all.
With a large force of Turko-Albanians he penetrated into Mani and laid siege to the tower of the powerful Grigorakos of Ayeranos and Skoutari. The Grigorakos' tower held out for three days before being destroyed. The Ottomans then fought a battle against the Maniot army and lost and were forced to withdraw from Mani. The Maniots then sacked the Ottoman castle of Passavas on Easter Sunday.
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