Battle of Navarino: Allied Fleet Destroys the Turkish-Egyptian Navy
A combined British, French, and Russian fleet annihilated the Ottoman-Egyptian armada at Navarino Bay in the last major naval battle fought entirely under sail. The decisive victory broke Ottoman naval power in the eastern Mediterranean and secured Greek independence after nearly four centuries of Turkish rule.
October 20, 1827
199 years ago
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