On March 25, 1821, the struggle of the Greeks for independence against the Turks began. After years of numerous battles, Greece was able to gain its independence in 1829, although it was not officially recognized by the world until 1833. In desperation, the Greeks appealed for support from foreign nations. Many answered their call and their independence would not have been possible without the help of their allies, mainly the French, Russia and Britain. Philhellenes, or people who love Greece, in these countries would rally their support for Greece. As a result, their revolution was a success. Greek independence would not have been possible without the help of influential philhellenes, such as Lord Byron and George Canning, in Britain. Lord Byron, a 19th-century Romantic poet, was one of Britain's influential philhellenes. He had aroused the Briton's interest in Greece through his book Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, initially published around 1813. It was a collection of poems from his travels around the world, particularly when he was in Greece, and he had been extremely popular among the British. British. He wrote about everything that happened during his travels, even the events of his nightlife. The British of the time were in love with the mythical and ancient times of Greece, where the gods towered over all of Greece, and Lord Byron was the same. He considered Greece to be “the paradise of the Earth”. His poem read: “A just Greece! sad relic of the value of the deceased! Immortal, but no more; although fallen, great! » Many people who read Byron's poems became infatuated with Greece, like Byron, because of Byron's praise and watered-down depictions of Greece. Byron later fell in love with modern Greek...... middle of paper ...... converted many Britons into philhellenes who would later fight for the Greek cause, such as military officers Charles James Napier and Edward Balquire . Without the efforts of George Canning, the British government would not have agreed to aid the Greeks and would have remained strictly neutral. Despite all the inhumane things done by the Turks, the British government refused to give to the Greeks because of the king's proclamation. If Canning had not responded, the Greeks would not have started their revolution. Lord Byron and George Canning contributed greatly to the revolution and their efforts bore fruit, but they were not the only philhellenes who contributed. British people, such as Colonel Gordon Thomas and Sir Richard Church, personally traveled to Greece and fought alongside them during the revolution. Finally, the Greeks were able to gain their independence.