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THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. l8l as against the army of Turkey, that Hellas had to contend in order to conquer her independ- ence. The powers were exceedingly tender about the sovereign rights of Turkey. They left Hellas to her fate in the conviction that it would not be long before the Sultan would crush her. The little nation had no organization, no resources, no allies, and no protectors; but the energy of despair gave tenfold force to the Greeks to resist the formidable Turkish power. The Greeks went on fighting, and prospered for two years after the Congress of Verona until the armies and fleets of Egypt came to the aid of Turkey. The Greeks were beaten, still they contested their burnt and blackened fields against the Arabs, and with the continued cry of "EXeodspia rj 0dvazo? they appealed to the conscience of Christian Europe. Then despite their governments the nations began to show sympathy with Hellas. Material help and moral support came from all sides. In Germany, in England, in France, societies were formed for the support of the Greeks. The head-centre of these societies was the banker Eynard in Geneva. Philhellenic volunteers or- ganized, and one of these volunteers was Lord Byron. The first result of this favorable condi-