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People
Philhellenes (1821-1829)
Other Americans
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By far the best known philhellene is Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe [People]. Other American philhellenes who went to Greece to offer their services during the Revolution were:
George Wilson of Providence, Rhode Island, who excelled in bravery during the naval battle at Nafpaktos {Ναύπακτος},
James Williams, an African American from Baltimore who joined the Greek Navy forces,
Estwick Evans from New Hampshire, who left behind his wife and children in order to fight for the Greek War of Independence,
Captain John M. Alien and
William Townsend Washington, a distant relative of President Washington [People], who despite his erratic personal behavior and life style he was fearless and brave and fell heroically in the battle of Palamidi {Παλαμίδι}.
As the Greek Revolution was gaining support among the American philhellene citizens, many were collecting money to help the Greek cause. Through the fundraising efforts of New York philhellenes, the amount of 6,600 sterling pounds was collected in 1824 and was forwarded to the Greek Government via London.
05-11-2004