Armata on the island of Spetses
Each year, on the second weekend of
September, the Armata re-enactment takes place on the Saronic island of
Spetses. It commemorates the
events of the battle of 8 September 1822, in combination with the feast of the
chapel of Panaghia Armata, near the lighthouse.
The event is a re-enactment of the battle, which includes the torching
of the Turkish flagship in the harbour. This major victory of the naval
forces of Spetses, was against the Ottoman fleet during the Greek War of Independence
of 1821. According to Spetsiot local historian, Anastasios Orlandos, the retreat of the Ottoman fleet was the result of an
attack by the fireship of Kosmas Barbatsis against the Ottoman flagship, who
set the Turkish Flagship on fire and blowed it up. This act of heroism is re-enacted
every year on the island of Spetses, with the burning of a Turkish Flagship
replica, followed by a spectacular choreographed show of music with fireworks.
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