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Siege of Athens

Egypt · Warfare / Greek War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1825Date range
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Chronological records

1825

Ibrahim Pasha1825

Athens · Warfare / Greek War of Independence

Ibrahims forces move onto the Greek mainland, capturing the pivotal strongholds of the Acropolis of Athens and, in April 1826, despite a heroic Greek defence, Messolonghi, which controlled the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth

Names involved

Ibrahim Pasha

Provenance

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