1958, The Hellenic Royal Gendarmerie during Reign of Otto of Greece 1827 – 1833, First Issue, Tarsatopoulos

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Γ. & Κ. Ταρσατόπουλος

Οι Εθνικοί Αγώνες των Ελλήνων 1827 – 1949

και η Βασιλική Χωροφυλακή

Πρώτο Τεύχος 

Η Περίοδος Βασιλείας Όθωνος 

1827-1833

Εθνική έκδοσις, Αθήναι 1958

 

G. & K. Tarsatopoulos

The National Struggles of the Greeks 1827 – 1949

and the Royal Gendarmerie

First issue

The Reign of Otto of Greece

1827-1833

 

Published National Edition in Athens in 1958

Original Paper Binding

First Edition

8vo (22cm x 15cm)

96 Pages

With Illustrations

 

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted by the British Empire, Kingdom of France, and the Russian Empire, while the Ottomans were aided by their North African vassals. The war led to the formation of modern Greece, which would be expanded to its modern size in later years. The revolution is celebrated by Greeks around the world as independence day on 25 March.

The Hellenic Gendarmerie was the largest and most important security force in Greece for 150 years. It was established by royal decree on June 1, 1833, the day of King Otto’s birthday, as the Royal Gendarmerie Corps and was later renamed the Hellenic Royal Gendarmerie and then the Hellenic Gendarmerie, where it remained until 1984 when it was merged by law with the City Police into a single police force under the modern name Hellenic Police (HEL.AS.).