The 1770 Ottoman Invasion of Mani was one of a series of invasions Attack by the Ottomans to subdue the Maniots .

Mani was one region of Greece that the Ottomans had not occupied Control due to the rough terrain and the rebellious spirit of Maniots .

The Maniots caused Causation damage Damaging to the Ottomans by allying Collaboration with the Venetians whenever there was a war Military_operation between Venice and the Ottomans , and also habitually engaged Participation in piracy .

After the failed Orlov revolt Change_of_leadership of 1770 , in which the Maniots took part Conquering , Muslim Albanians ( also known as Turkoalbanians ) ravaged Destroying the Peloponnese and kept Temporary_stay the Maniots cooped Arrest up inside Mani .

After the failed Orlov revolt Change_of_leadership of 1770 , in which the Maniots took part Conquering , Muslim Albanians ( also known as Turkoalbanians ) ravaged Destroying the Peloponnese and kept Temporary_stay the Maniots cooped Arrest up inside Mani .

The Turks also tried to keep the Maniots quiet by placing Placing a Maniot bey to govern Control them .

The Maniots then sacked the Ottoman castle of Passavas on Easter Sunday .