Photograph, Greek soldier

Historical information

A soldier in the type of traditional uniform worn during the period of the Greek Revolution. The army that fought the Greek Revolution was composed primarily of irregulars, who followed their own military leaders or "captains", and had no uniform code of dress.

Physical description

A faded sepia photograph of a Greek soldier dressed in the traditional uniform. He has two rounds of bullets across his shoulders and is also holding a gun in one had and saluting with the other. There is a pencilled faded message written in Greek on the back of the photograph.

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