Rakipi
camo-Turkish barricades against the Greeks
In April 1897 the Greek bands Ethnike Hetaeria (10) attacked the Muslim populations of Epirus and the mass killings began attacking the Ottoman army. This organization began to armed Albanian and Greek Christians secretly and took her under the tutelage of the organization of the uprising taking into account the fact that it also controlled the powerful Greek domestic policy. Muslim Albanians were the majority and this rarely helped the enemy against the Ottoman army during this war perbashket.Sulltani Albanians declared that in this war fighting for two powerful objective are: the protection of Islam and the Albanian territories (History of Albania p. 240). Thimi Mitko wrote in those years: Albania and Turkey is against the Greeks and only a part of Christians have their heart with Greece (Ibid). Albanian-Turkish Cooperation Greece made to cede these territories by making it run away with tail honor saddle .. Albanian troops were led by the great son of Cham Abedin Dino.
But Cham also had not forgotten some captains Cham participation in the 1821 Greek revolution against Ottoman Jaho and Demi from Filati Sali Gumenices Cami from the suburbs of the Greek and betrayal that made them. Persuaded Kollokotroni some Cham leaders to join at that time the Greek forces to about this they were invited in Peloponnesus to sign a secret alliance of Greek-Albanian. The Albanian delegation was led by Tahir Abbas and 1500 Muslim Albanian troops should join the Greeks led by Prronjo and Capari. On our way Tahir Abbas, abhorred by the burning of villages, destruction of mosques and masjids, as well as abuse of Albanian Muslims, renounced continuing travel to the Peloponnese and returned to Golden. There he was made known beys Cham and other Albanian leaders of Lower Albania, violent actions of the rebels had taken Greek to Muslim families and Muslim religious cults institutions. This ghastly news was enough to Albanian leaders to give away up alliances with the Greek uprising to join Hrushit Pasha who was the commander of the Ottoman army at the time, (K. Son, "Arvanites oi tou neotorou elenizmou dories, Athens, 1961. , f.346). Battle
Ajdonatit (Chameria) 6-20 January 1913
Greeks in the west of Ioannina in the area of \u200b\u200bAjdonatit Ottoman troops began the attack on December 25 we forcing them to be forced into a heroic resistance, given that the Ottomans had in that area only one cannon and two machine guns of the old. But in December 26 çetave liberation troops Albania entered the attack by helping the Greeks against the Ottoman troops. Çetave Albanian troops were composed of çamesh and labesh Greeks and caused heavy losses until the latter retreated and retreated for several days. But within a few days armed Greeks and Orthodox villages of the area organized and operating bands andarteve night and surprise. These days many Muslim men were killed in the area and villages Filat Ajdonatit who resist against invading Greek troops. But the situation was aggravated even more when you came reinforcements Greeks from Corfu and they resumed in December 31 attack on Turkish troops Cham. But the most difficult battle that lasted 16 hours was that of 6 January, where a handful of men Cham and Turkey braved the heroic powerful attacks of the Greeks. In that battle the Greeks were broken but they resumed the attack on 12 January and continued it in 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 January where the body fights the body severely did the Greeks leave the land with hundreds killed Cham. On 18 January Turks and Cam together undertook heroic counterattack repulsed that the Greeks and 19 January a boat camo-Turkish Ottoman helped shore bombing Greek pozocionet which gave opportunity Cham and Turkish troops to continue the attack on the Greeks. But the bodies of poor, mosperforcimet troops with troops on Jan. 20 made the camo-Turkish troops in assisting with ammunition and food from the government of Vlora kapitullojne and leaving the area attract the Greek troops who retaliation began massacres against Muslim men in the villages. (Milli newspaper and Yanya muharebesi)
siege and heroic RESISTANCE Ioannina
1913 First Battle of Ioannina began in December 13, 1912 where the bodies independent of Esat Pasha had formed a defensive perimeter outside Ioannina castle. The Greek army of Epirus and reinforced by the 2nd Division of pedestrians and other waiting reinforcements attacked the Turkish-Albanian troops of Ioannina. In December 12 the Greek commander of the Army of Epirus gave orders to his troops not to interrupt until the attacks took Bijanit castle that was one of the defensive castles out of Ioannina, which is the fall in the hands of the Greeks seriously jeopardize the city and castle of Ioannina . Greeks used the newly arrived 2nd division to obtain Manullases hill that was in the southwest of the castle that Bijanit. At the same time the Greeks held andarte irregular bands that attacked the village of Lyzeçit the other side of town. These gangs they named Detachment A and then formed Detachment B But full battalions of the Albanian perplore income Permeti, Vlora and Mallakastra so heroic army held the line of independent Turkish-Albanian. Also garnizohet the 19th, 21st, and 23te garrison of Ioannina as well as very helpful in pushing the Greek troops. On December 14 at 8 o'clock in the morning attack Greek troops resumed attacking the garrison who held the Manullases hill. But the determination of Colonel Hysni Bey and Pasha's troops Xhavit derrmuan Greek troops pushing them many miles out of Ioannina. In December 18, 1912 Esat Pasha (commander and hero of Ioannina) launched a general attack with his troops against the Greek troops by attacking with the 1st division and 2nd Greek troops from the east and the temporary division of Vlora west. They won the artillery positions, but strong and numerous Greek reinforcements made that same day at 6 in the evening to rigjenden Esati troops in positions they had before the attack. From 1150 Division troops that had only 400 remain Vlora. But the fortress artillery that destroyed Gastrices Greek positions Esati again giving the opportunity to risulmoje thing he did in the December 20 morning with the division of 19 but without result. Lost their lives in this attack Esati 250 soldiers and 300 were injured. Esat Pasha in December 22 to not be given an opportunity to attack the Greeks attacked them again but this time with success by pushing them several miles and you take substantial amounts of ammunition. This will be the last to attack the Albanian-Turkish troops to Esat Pasha will make for 1912. In the December 24 attack Greek troops crossed in general progressing and taking positions that they had lost on 15 December. But again, the Greeks forced the Ottoman artillery to attract causing them to win the second battle of Ioannina. During the beginning of January greken collected a large number of troops across Greece by adding their numbers to the final siege of Ioannina. Greeks brought the bodies of Meçoves regiment, division the 1st Infantry, the Greek army in Epirus, and the 8th division. Greek artillery was reinforced many being made ready for final assault against Ioannina. While we Janine missing and there was enough food for all meals, although the Albanian villages around Ioannina CTE they could send soldiers to continue fighting. Especially corn bread was not spared from the patricians to feed Cham Cham and Turkish warriors who fought heroically with the troops of Prince Constantine. Even the government of Vlora that Kamal Ismail sent several times Esat Pashes.Sulmet food and ammunition and sustained numerous Greek heroes did that resistance of months fighting hunger, cold winter and Greeks began to break. A part of the Greek division attacked from the north Dishes of Ioannina on March 6, 1913 while the rest of the area Çukes killing thousands of troops whose Esat Pasha had finished ammunition. Troops to attack the side Rrapshtices still causing profound loss of Esat Pasha troops. The battle and siege of Ioannina lasted until March of 1913 where bodies camo-Turkish kapitulluan having no ammunition and food to continue the protection of Ioannina and being forced to retire to the north toward southern Albania Permet and followed by Greek troops. This is one of the heroic struggles of our people, together with Greek Turkish people against barbarism which began after the fall of Ioannina massive massacres against the Albanian Muslim villages. Esat Pasha was born in Ioannina by a Turkish father and a mother Albanian and even though he knew that from Istanbul did not come assembled troops or reinforcements by Turkish troops and Albanian Muslim and bravery and sacrifice of time defended Janina and other Greek territories .. Janine Xhavit We saw that it was the right arm Esati night before crying tears fell martyr husband and said Esat Pasha "dead or alive Janina did not leave to andarteve." The next day he martyrs in the soil worm that he loved so much and giving spirit for a free andarte Janine Greek. _____________________________
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