Navarino, Battle of

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• Navarino, Battle of — (1827)    The last major naval action under sail, Navarino was fought on October 20, 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832) between an Egyptian Turkish fleet at anchor in the Greek harbor of Navarino and a combined British, French …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

• Navarino, Battle of — (Oct. 20, 1827) Naval engagement in the War of Greek Independence against Turkey. A fleet of British, French, and Russian ships was sent to aid Greece by intercepting supplies for the Egyptian Turkish fleet anchored in the Navarino Bay in the… …   Universalium

• battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Navarino — or Navarin may refer to: Pylos (formerly called Navarino), a Greek town, on the Ionian Sea Battle of Navarino, 1827 naval battle off Navarino Navarino, Wisconsin, a town, United States Navarino (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Samos (1824) — Battle of Samos Part of the Greek War of Independence Date August 5, 1824 (julian calendar) Location Off Samos Result …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Gerontas — Part of Greek War of Independence Date August 29, 1824 Location Southeast Aegean Result Greek v …   Wikipedia

• Navarino — prop. n. The name of a naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827), at which the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by the allied fleet. Syn: battle of Navarino. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Navarino — Navarino,   italienischer Name der griechischen Stadt Pylos. Am 20. 10. 1827 wurde in der Seeschlacht von Navarino die türkisch ägyptische Seemacht unter Ibrahim Pascha von einer britisch französisch russischen Flotte unter Admiral E. Codrington… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Battle of Maritsa — Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe Serbian Ottoman Wars The Ottoman advance after the battle of Chernomen …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Navarino — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Navarino partof=the Greek War of Independence and the Russo Turkish War of 1828 1829 caption= The Naval Battle of Navarino (1827). Oil painting by Carneray. date=20 October 1827 place=Navarino, Greece… …   Wikipedia