Kastania, Laconia Kastania, Laconia Kastania is a town in Mesa Mani, in Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Sminos. In 1770, after the Orlov Revolt failed, the Ottomans wanted to punish the Maniots for their support of it. They attacked the two Maniot pyrgoi which belonged to the Venetsanakis clan. With them was the father of the hero of the Greek War of Independence, Theodoros Kolokotronis, Kostantinos Kolokotronis and his wife who was pregnant with his son. The Ottoman commander Hussan Bey, laid siege to the pyrgoi. After holding out for three days the defenders burst out of the
Laconia incident at his trial that the US Navy had waged unrestricted submarine warfare in the Pacific from the very first day the United States entered the war. The Naval War College journal, "International Law Studies", covers interpretations of International Law during armed conflicts and how these laws were applied by each party. In Volume 65, chapter III: The Law of Naval Operations, the "Laconia" incident is examined in the context of International Law applying to submarine warfare in World War II: Bibliography Journals Other sources Laconia incident The "Laconia" incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a British