Kasos Massacre

Kasos massacre
Part of the Massacres during the Greek War of Independence
DateJune 1824
Location
Kasos, Greece (Then Kaşot, Sanjak of Rhodes, Ottoman Empire)
35°24′N 26°55′E / 35.400°N 26.917°E / 35.400; 26.917
Result Capture of Kasos
Belligerents
Kasiots Ottoman Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Ismael Gibraltar
Djiritli Hüseyn Bey
Casualties and losses
500 dead, over 2,000 sold as slaves 30 killed and wounded
Location of Kasos within Greece

The Kasos massacre was the massacre of Greek civilians during the Greek War of Independence by Ottoman forces after the Greek Christian population rebelled against the Ottoman Empire.

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