Modern Greek Age
(1821 – 1945 Α.C.)
Milos was the third island in Greece to revolt against the Turks. The participation of Milos in the naval battle of Navarino was also important, where the death of Petros Mikelis gave rise to the generalization of hostilities.
Petros Mikelis, following the order of the English Admiral Codrington, went to the Egyptian Admiral to tell him to withdraw his fleet. On the way back, however, he was shot by a sailor of the fleet and his death was the reason for the beginning of the naval battle of Navarino and the destruction of the Turkish-Egyptian fleet.
In World War I, Milos hosted the Anglo-French fleet and Adamas was used as a naval base to control the Eastern Mediterranean.
While, in World War II the island was occupied by Germans on May 6, 1941 and liberated on May 9, 1944. The inhabitants bravely resisted all the years, many of them lost their lives due to famine and war.
Milos was the third island in Greece to revolt against the Turks. The participation of Milos in the naval battle of Navarino was also important, where the death of Petros Mikelis gave rise to the generalization of hostilities.
Petros Mikelis, following the order of the English Admiral Codrington, went to the Egyptian Admiral to tell him to withdraw his fleet. On the way back, however, he was shot by a sailor of the fleet and his death was the reason for the beginning of the naval battle of Navarino and the destruction of the Turkish-Egyptian fleet.
In World War I, Milos hosted the Anglo-French fleet and Adamas was used as a naval base to control the Eastern Mediterranean.
While, in World War II the island was occupied by Germans on May 6, 1941 and liberated on May 9, 1944. The inhabitants bravely resisted all the years, many of them lost their lives due to famine and war.