The Unknown War Between Greece's Maniates and Bavarians in 1834

The Unknown War Between Greece's Maniates and Bavarians in 1834

Painting of Admiral Miaoulis, General Botsaris and General Plapoutas paying homage to their King, Otto of Bavaria. Painting by Peter von Hess (cropped) CC BY-SA 4.0 The war between Greece’s Maniates and the army of Bavarians under King Otto is one of the lesser-known episodes of the first years of the modern Greek State. It was May 1832 when Nafplio, the capital of the newly established Greek state, welcomed with honors the first king, the 17-ye…