During the Greek War of Independence, Ottoman Egyptian troops under the leadership of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt ravaged the island of Crete and the Greek countryside of the Morea where the Muslim Egyptian soldiers enslaved vast numbers of Christian Greek children and women.
Selama Perang Kemerdekaan Yunani, pasukan Mesir Kesultanan Utsmaniyah di bawah pimpinan Ibrahim Pasha dari Mesir memorak-porandakan pulau Kreta dan pedesaan Morea di mana tentara Mesir Muslim memperbudak sejumlah besar anak-anak dan wanita Yunani penganut kristen.