Gergeri (Greek: Γέργερη) is the seat of Rouvas municipality in Heraklion Prefecture in the Greek island of Crete. The population was 1,809.[1]
During the Greek War of Independence the Commissioner of Crete, Emmanouil Tombazis, gathered 3,000 Cretans in Gergeri to face a force of 12,000 Turkish-Egyptian soldiers at Ayia Varvara. On August 20, 1823 and despite a valiant defence against the much larger and better organised force, the Cretans had to retreat after losing 300 men in the battle at the village of Amouryelles.[2]
References
- ^ [1].Template:El icon Data from the 2001 census, at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ), www.statistics.gr
- ^ Νικόλαος Μ. Παναγιοτάκης, Κρήτη, Ιστορία καί Πολιτισμος, Τόμος Δεύτερος, σελιδα 379. Βικέλαια Δημοτική Βιβλιοθηκη, Συνδεσμος Τοπικων Ενοσεων Δημον και Κοινοτητων Κρητης. 1988.
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