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'''Dervenakia''' (or '''Dervenaki''' for singular) are small hamlets in the prefecture of [[Corinth]], in northeastern [[Peloponnesus]] (southern [[Greece]]). The name is derived from the [[Turkish]] word ''derven'', meaning mountain pass. |
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'''Dervenakia''' ({{langx|el|Δερβενάκια}}) is a small village in [[Corinthia]], in northeastern [[Peloponnese]] (southern [[Greece]]). It is situated on the old [[Greek_National_Road_7|national highway]] from [[Nafplio]] to [[Corinth]]. Dervenakia is part of the community of [[Archaia Nemea]]. The name is derived from the [[Ottoman Turkish language|Ottoman Turkish]] word ''dervent'' ([[:wikt:دربند|دربند]]), meaning mountain pass. |
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The place is famous for the [[Battle of Dervenakia]], fought on 26–28 July 1822 during the [[Greek War of Independence]], where 2,300 Greek irregulars under [[Theodoros Kolokotronis]] defeated the 30,000-strong army of Ottoman general [[Mahmud Dramali Pasha]]. |
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From July 26 up until July 28, [[1822]], the nearby pass of that name was defended by the Greek revolutionary leader [[Theodoros Kolokotronis]] with some 2,300 irregular troops against the advance of the Turkish general, [[Mahmout Dramali Pasha]], who was moving south with 24,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. While the Turkish guard consisting of about a thousand [[Albanian]] skirmishers advanced, the main body of the Turkish army was brought to a halt and suffered a major defeat at the hands of Kolokotronis’ men. Dramalis’ expeditionary corps was effectively destroyed, but granted the Greeks much-needed breathing space. On this occasion at least, the victory was a vindication of the tactics used by Greek irregulars, which consisted of firing their long muskets (''kariofilia'') at a distance from behind small individual stone fortifications, then slowly drifting uphill into the glens in the face of counter-attack, keeping up a steady and relatively accurate fire as they went. Faced with this war of movement and attrition, and unable to bring their cavalry properly into action in the very broken terrain, the Turks were steadily weakened without ever managing to inflict serious casualties upon their enemies. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Battle of Dervenakia]] |
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[[Category:Corinthia]] |
[[Category:Populated places in Corinthia]] |
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Dervenakia (Greek: Δερβενάκια) is a small village in Corinthia, in northeastern Peloponnese (southern Greece). It is situated on the old national highway from Nafplio to Corinth. Dervenakia is part of the community of Archaia Nemea. The name is derived from the Ottoman Turkish word dervent (دربند), meaning mountain pass.
The place is famous for the Battle of Dervenakia, fought on 26–28 July 1822 during the Greek War of Independence, where 2,300 Greek irregulars under Theodoros Kolokotronis defeated the 30,000-strong army of Ottoman general Mahmud Dramali Pasha.
37°47′20″N 22°43′30″E / 37.789°N 22.725°E
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