AHC: Constantinople to Greece after 1848

They even slaughtered the people in the American mission,including American citizens,do you think they cared about stains?
Andreas makes a mistake here;Greeks were evacuated from several places including crossing the the Dardanelles which could be done with a simple rowing boat.The exchange of populations was carried out in an orderly manner,most violations and killings took place in the interior and in Smyrna.Those people couldn't be saved,however,

From what I know (including personal interviews of Asia Minor Greeks, which I edited for an essay), after the Tukish advance most of the Greeks were forced to leave their villages and towns, and they were carried from a place to another, while those who refused were killed at once. During the movement of those caravans there were some casualties as well.
But my main argument is that the Greek regime in October '22 had a very blur image of what was happening in Asia Minor, while they had fresh the images of the Smyrnan slaughter, or the extermination of their retreating soldiers. So they were emotionaly charged, and thus they could accept losing Thrace for the sake of human souls.
I'm not sure this is the main reason, but I believe it had something to do with the acceptance of Moudania.
 
From what I know (including personal interviews of Asia Minor Greeks, which I edited for an essay), after the Tukish advance most of the Greeks were forced to leave their villages and towns, and they were carried from a place to another, while those who refused were killed at once. During the movement of those caravans there were some casualties as well.
But my main argument is that the Greek regime in October '22 had a very blur image of what was happening in Asia Minor, while they had fresh the images of the Smyrnan slaughter, or the extermination of their retreating soldiers. So they were emotionaly charged, and thus they could accept losing Thrace for the sake of human souls.
I'm not sure this is the main reason, but I believe it had something to do with the acceptance of Moudania.

On that score,more or less we share the same information Andreas...
 
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