Russian campaign in the Peloponnese

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The Russian campaign in the Peloponnese was an 18th-century military intervention by the Russian Empire in southern Greece, conducted during the Russo-Turkish War to weaken Ottoman control and support local uprisings.

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instanceOf 18th-century military intervention ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Orlov Revolt ⓘ
Orlov uprising ⓘ
linked to: Orlov Revolt
belligerent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
chronologyWithinWar early phase of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ
commander Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ
conflictType intervention in support of an uprising ⓘ
country Russian Empire ⓘ
endTime 1770 ⓘ
followedBy continued Greek discontent under Ottoman rule ⓘ
geopoliticalContext Eastern Question in European diplomacy ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Question
hasCause Russian strategy to incite Christian revolts in Ottoman territories ⓘ
Russo-Ottoman rivalry in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
hasEffect devastation of parts of the Peloponnese ⓘ
increased Russian influence among some Greek elites ⓘ
hasGoal to open a new front against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
to support local Greek uprisings against Ottoman rule ⓘ
to weaken Ottoman control in the Peloponnese ⓘ
historicalRegion Morea ⓘ
influenced later Greek revolutionary movements ⓘ
location Peloponnese ⓘ
southern Greece ⓘ
namedAfter Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
opposedBy Albanian irregulars in Ottoman service ⓘ
Ottoman forces ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Army
participant Russian officers and advisors ⓘ
local Greek armed bands ⓘ
partOf Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Chesma ⓘ
Greek War of Independence ⓘ
result failure of the Greek uprising ⓘ
severe reprisals against the Greek population ⓘ
withdrawal of Russian forces from the Peloponnese ⓘ
significantEvent Ottoman-Albanian reprisals after collapse of the revolt ⓘ
landing of Russian forces in the Peloponnese in 1769 ⓘ
outbreak of Greek revolt in the Peloponnese ⓘ
startTime 1769 ⓘ
supportedBy Greek insurgents ⓘ
Russian Navy ⓘ
temporalContext 18th century ⓘ

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Morea Column → honors → Russian campaign in the Peloponnese ⓘ