Ibrahim IbrahimApril 1826
The city of Messolonghi, under siege by the Turks since April 1825 falls in April 1826
Egypt · Warfare / Greek War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The city of Messolonghi, under siege by the Turks since April 1825 falls in April 1826
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
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