The camp of the Great Powers encamped to protect the water-supply of Chania, Melton Prior, 24 April 1897

The graeco-turkish war, scenes in crete. Illustration for the illustrated london news, 24 april 1897. The camp of the great powers encamped to protect the water-supply of chania fort butsunaria, canea fort subashi/butsunaria/perivolia in canea the main spring supplying the town was guarded by the ottoman fortress at the village now known as perivolia – at the time the fortress was referred to as fort subachi (various different spellings) or fort butsunaria. Not only did the fort protect the spring, but it’s location, south west of canea, meant that it blocked the route to the town that would need to be taken by the 1,500 strong greek invasion force located at aliakanos, should they attempt to capture canea. The british contribution to the force consisted of a field gun detachment landed from h. M. S. Anson. Date: 24 April 1897. The mixed force of the Powers encamped at Butsunaria to protect the water-supply of Canea