"My horse's hooves did not touch the ground from the gate to the citadel because of the bodies."

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

"My horse's hooves did not touch the ground from the gate to the citadel because of the bodies." September 23, 1821 — Greek forces captured Tripolitsa, the Ottoman center of the Peloponnese. What followed was days of mass killing. Muslim and Jewish communities sheltering behind the walls were devastated.