To put more pressure on Athens, the Venizelists and the Entente occupied Thessaly and Isthmus of Corinth, dividing the country. After an attempt to occupy Athens by force, which caused the reaction of the local royalist forces and ended in a fiasco in December (see Noemvriana), the Allies established a naval blockade around southern Greece which was still loyal to King Constantine, causing extreme hardship to the people in those areas.
To exert pressure on Athens, the Venetians and the Entente occupied Thessaly and the Isthmus of Corinth, dividing the country. After an attempt to seize Athens by force, which triggered a reaction from local royalist forces and ended in failure in December (see Noemvriana), the Allies imposed a naval blockade around southern Greece, which remained loyal to King Constantine, causing severe hardship for the people in those areas.