To: swarthyguy; Travis McGee; crazykatz; Soul Citizen
Eaton and Hamet left Egypt in March, 1805, with ten American marines, 300 Arab horsemen, 70 Albanian mercenaries, and 1,000 camels. I am deeply saddened at Robert J. Allison's scholarship. The 70 were NOT Albanians but Greeks.
From famousamericans.net: The reigning pacha of Tripoli, Jussuf Caramalli, had gained the throne by deposing his brother Hamet. On learning that the latter had taken refuge in Egypt, Eaton sought him out, and with the sanction of the government proposed to reinstate him. In the early part of 1805 he assembled a force of about 500 men, four fifths of whom were Arabs, the remainder being Greeks and a few Americans.
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08/22/2002 1:39:25 AM PDT by
Destro
To: Destro
Perhaps it was an honest mistake. I don't know the details, but perhaps Greece at that time included Illyria.
The Ottomans being on the European mainland perhaps Greece was more present day Macedonia and Albania.
Wouldn't Christian Albanians be considered Greek?
Anyway, just a thought.
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