Μαυροβούνιοι εθελοντές στον εθνικοαπελευθερωτικό αγώνα των Ελλήνων στα 1821

Abstract

According to the surviving historical sources, quite a number of Montenegrins
played a conspicuous part in the Greek War of Independence in 1821. This is the
subject of this article. The writer begins by seeking to explain why Montenegrin and other Balkan
volunteers took part in the Greeks' struggle for national liberation in 1821. He
offers the following explanation. Some of the volunteers fought alongside the Greek
rebels because they believed that the liberation of Greece whould lead to the
liberation of their own countries; while others took part in the Greek struggle
because they thought they decisive moment had arrived for the confrontation
between the Balkans and the age-old foe 'for faith and country'. Lastly, a few
volunteers came down to rebelling Creece in responce to their own rebellious urges.
The writer then gives an account of the lives and the achievements of the
Montenegrin volunteers, especially the most important ones, such as Vaso of
Montenegro (1797-1847), his brother Rado, Djoan of Montenegro, de Wintz, and Grigor Djurovic.