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Naval battle · 1827
The Battle of Navarino was a naval battle fought on 20 October (O.S. 8 October) 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), in Navarino Bay (modern Pylos), on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. Allied forces from Britain, France, and Russia decisively defeated Ottoman and Egyptian forces which were trying to suppress the Greeks, thereby making Greek independence much more likely. An Ottoman armada which, in addition to Imperial warships, included squadrons from the eyalets of Egypt and Regency of Algiers and Tunis, was destroyed by an Allied force of British, French and Russian warships. It was the last major naval battle in history to be fought entirely with sailing ships, although most ships fought at anchor.
| Date | 20 October 1827 |
|---|---|
| Location | Navarino harbour, Ionian Sea, |
| Result | Allied victory |
| Belligerents | United Kingdom France Russia | Ottoman Empire Egypt Regency of Algiers |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Edward Codrington Lodewijk van Heiden Henri de Rigny | Emir Tahir Pasha Müharrem Bey Anonymous captain Bey Hassan Pasha al-Iskandarani |
| Strength | 10 ships of the line 4 ships 3 ships 10 frigates 2 ships 4 sloops 2 schooners 1 cutter (OOB) 1,252 guns 8,000 crewmen | 3 ships of the line 17 frigates 30 corvettes 5 schooners 28 brigs 5–6 fireships (OOB) 2,158 guns 20,000 crewmen |
| Casualties | 181 killed 480 wounded | 4,000 killed or wounded 4,000 captured 55 ships lost |
Despite the celebrations, the Sultan still disposed of a total of around 40,000 troops in central and southern Greece, entrenched in powerful fortresses. The final liberation of Greece was still far off, unless the Ottomans could be induced to accept the Treaty of London. Russia's long-expected declaration of war on the Ottomans occurred in April 1828, starting the 11th Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829). A Russian army of 100,000 men swept aside the Ottoman forces in the Romanian Principalities, crossed the Danube, and laid siege to Silistra, Varna and Shumla, the key Ottoman-held fortresses in Rumelia (Bulgaria). In August 1828, Ali agreed to the withdrawal of his forces from the Peloponnese.
Took place during the reign of Mahmud II (1808–1839). Mahmud II
Open the reign of Mahmud II on the mapText: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for the atlas.