Thousands more fled, creating a massive refugee crisis in Europe.
: The brutality horrified the Western world, fueling the Philhellenism movement and inspiring masterpieces like Eugène Delacroix’s painting The Massacre at Chios . 📰 About "Telefimerida" (Τηλεφημερίδα)
: Sultan Mahmud II sent a massive fleet under Nasuhzade Ali Pasha to make an example of the island. Devastation : Estimated 42,000 to 52,000 Greeks were killed. Roughly 50,000 were sold into slavery.