The Revolution of 1821 is the most significant event in modern Greek history, a reference point and source of inspiration for subsequent national struggles.

This book attempts to provide as comprehensive a picture of the Revolution as possible by recording the most important events day by day throughout the year. Although the focus is on military events and leading figures, the importance of the participation of all the nation's forces is not overlooked, in a nation determined to achieve its freedom at any cost and despite any obstacles.

APRIL 4 What did you have, Giannis... 1827: The Committee on National Accounts, which was formed to oversee the finances of the revolutionary nation, sends all material related to the national accounts to the Third National Assembly. Among other things, it wrote: "The Committee, noticing that the National Registers are falsified and full of abuses, forgeries, deficiencies, mistakes, and irregularities, was compelled..."

NOVEMBER 15 "Odyssey" 1822: Odysseas Androutsos, having signed the (so-called) submission, sends a letter to Mehmet Pasha, presenting the reasons for the Greeks' uprising. He writes: "The great injustices of the Viziers, Kadi [...] any girl or child they liked, they would send for and take away [...]. Whoever had a good piece of land [...] they would kill him and take it away [...]. Now your highness, write a report to the King to lift all these injustices from the Christians with Hatti Humayun and then we will have peace...". To be credible, he sent 4 insignificant old men as supposed representatives of the provinces to make the submission.