Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Navarino in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The naval Battle happens more by accident than by design as a result of a manoeuvre by the Allied Commander in Chief Admiral Codrington aimed at coercing Ibrahim to obey Allied instructions. Destroys the Turkish and Egyptian fleet at the Battle of Navarino while in command of a combined British, French and Russian fleet. A fleet seeks out Turkish & Egyptian fleets sinking 50 & destroying the Turkish fleet
Leads the combined Allied fleet at Navarino after Ottoman-Egyptian forces refuse to comply with Allied demands.
Leads the Allied fleet in the battle that destroys the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet and transforms the diplomatic balance over Greece.
Commands the British contingent of the Allied fleet enforcing pressure for an armistice after Ottoman rejection of mediation.
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