Definition of Battle of Navarino

1. Noun. A decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships.

Exact synonyms: Navarino
Generic synonyms: Naval Battle
Geographical relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Navarino

battle of Cunaxa
battle of Cynoscephalae
battle of Hastings
battle of Hohenlinden
battle of Ipsus
battle of Issus
battle of Ivry
battle of Jutland
battle of Langside
battle of Leuctra
battle of Lule Burgas
battle of Lutzen
battle of Marathon
battle of Marston Moor
battle of Minden
battle of Navarino (current term)
battle of Omdurman
battle of Panipat
battle of Pharsalus
battle of Philippi
battle of Pittsburgh Landing
battle of Plataea
battle of Poitiers
battle of Rossbach
battle of Saratoga
battle of Sempatch
battle of Shiloh
battle of Soissons-Reims
battle of Solferino

Literary usage of Battle of Navarino

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"The "Battle" of Navarino (1827 AD) A chance or else a premeditated shot—it is not known from what ship, ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1830)
"... among the Manufacturers in England— Spitalfields, Macclesfield, Coventry, Barnsley — Court Martial arising out of the battle of Navarino. ..."

3. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1828)
"... at Constantinople—The Turkish Fleet • attempts to sail for Patras, and is obliged to put back—Ibra/Iim ravages the Morea—battle of Navarino— ..."

4. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1874)
"... of Lord Goderich—Turkey and Greece—The battle of Navarino—Resignation of Lord Goderich—Administration of the duke of Wellington—Parliament—The ..."

5. The History of the Restoration of Monarchy in France by Alphonse de Lamartine (1872)
"... battle of Navarino. I. THE death of the Emperor Alexander took place soon after the funeral of General Foy. He was seized with an illness at Taganrog, ..."

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