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Egypt in 1826

Historical records for Egypt in 1826, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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2Events
2Named people
1Places
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Historical records

April

April 1826Invasion of GreeceIbrahim Ibrahim

Warfare / Greek War of Independence

The city of Messolonghi, under siege by the Turks since April 1825 falls in April 1826

April 1826Siege of MessolonghiIbrahim Ibrahim

Messolonghi · Warfare / Greek War of Independence

The city of Messolonghi, under siege by the Turks since April 1825 falls in April 1826

Other Events

1826Siege of MessolonghiIbrahim Pasha

Messolonghi · 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 IbrahimIbrahim Pasha

Places involved

Messolonghi

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.