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A participant in the Greek struggle for independence alongside Lord Byron, the philhellene George Finlay (1799-1875) lent his support to the newly liberated nation while diligently studying its past. The monographs he published in his lifetime covered the history of Greece since the Roman conquest, spanning two millennia. His two-volume History of the Greek Revolution (1861) is reissued separately in this series. Edited by the scholar Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1829-1916) and published in 1877, this seven-volume collection brought together Finlay's histories, incorporating significant revisions. Notably, Finlay gives due consideration to social and economic factors as well as high politics. Volume 6 covers the Greek war of independence between 1821 and 1827. Finlay begins by describing the various ethnic and social groups of Greece and its neighbours as well as the structure of the Ottoman administration. He then covers events from the initial uprisings to the election of Ioannis Kapodistrias as head of state.
Contents
Part I. Events Preceding the Revolution: 1. The condition of the modern Greeks; 2. The Albanians; 3. Sultan Mahmud and Ali Psaha of Joannina; Part II. The Commencement of the Revolution: 1. The causes; 2. The operations of the Greek hetairists beyond the Danube; 3. The outbreak of the revolution in Greece; 4. The policy and conduct of Sultan Mahmud II; Part III. The Successes of the Greeks: 1. The establishment of Greece as an independent state; 2. The presidency of Mavrocordatos; 3. Fall of Athens; 4. The condition of Greece as an independent state; Part IV. The Successes of the Turks: 1. Naval success; 2. The siege of Mesolonghi; 3. The siege of Athens.
