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Battle of Navarino

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

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1827Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1827

Mahmud II20 October 1827

Navarino · Warfare / Greek War of Independence

After the Ottoman government rejects Allied mediation, the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet is destroyed at Navarino by British, French and Russian squadrons.

Mahmud IIOctober 1827

Navarino · Warfare / Greek War of Independence

British & French fleets destroy the Turkish navy, the turning point in the war

Names involved

Mahmud II

Provenance

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