Greek Revolution (Napoleonic Age)

The Greek Revolution, also frequently referred to as the Greek War of Independence by Greeks, was a bloody and unsuccessful war of independence waged by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire for most of the first half of the 1820s. The war was the first major instance of a nationalistic movement sparking a war, which ultimately ended in utter defeat for the revolutionaries. The Ottoman government's ability to successfully crush the revolution and restore order to rebellious Greece helped to restore confidence in the Sultan and the Empire domestically and abroad, and helped pave the way for the introduction of the Tanzimat and the revival of Ottoman prestige.