A Look Into History: Orlov Revolt

The Orlov Revolt was a uprising and precursor to the Greek War of Independence. It was a pact between a small group of Greeks and Russia. It was part of the Russo-Turkish War between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. Count Orlov of Russia was the mastermind of it. The Greek forces were at first successful, but due to failure of gathering forces from around Greece and Russian back-up, the revolt was