Kleftopolemos

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Kleftopolemos (Greek: Κλεφτοπόλεμος) was a military tactic during the Greek War of Independence. These were surprise attacks carried out by the rebel Greeks against the Ottomans following an ambush.^[1] Kleftopolemos is the only military tactic that has been preserved by tradition until the Greek revolution.

Without knowledge of it, it is impossible to understand the struggles of the Greek nation under Turkish rule. The core of his fighting forces are armatoles and klepht. He was the one who, during the Turkish occupation, kept the morale of the Greeks high and, during the struggle, contributed the most to the liberation of Greece from the Turkish occupation.^[2]