Editing Death by burning (section)

====Greece====
The [[Greek War of Independence]] in the 1820s contained several instances of death by burning. When the Greeks in April 1821 captured a [[corvette]] near [[Hydra (island)|Hydra]], the Greeks chose to roast to death the 57 [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] crew members. After the fall of [[Siege of Tripolitsa|Tripolitsa]] in September 1821, European officers were horrified to note that not only were Muslims suspected of hiding money being slowly roasted after having had their arms and legs cut off but also, in one instance, three Muslim children were roasted over a fire while their parents were forced to watch. On their part, the Ottomans committed many similar acts. In retaliation they gathered up Greeks in [[Constantinople]], throwing several of them into huge ovens, baking them to death.<ref>[[William St Clair]], ''That Greece Might Still Be Free'' (2008) ''Hydra incident'', p. xxiv, ''those suspected of hiding money'', p. 45, ''the three Turkish children'', p. 77, ''baked in ovens'', p. 81</ref>