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Definition 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.
Generic synonyms: Naval Battle
Geographical relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Navarino
Literary usage of Navarino
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"To Ibrahim this seemed a gross breach of the Convention ; and he sailed out of
the Bay of Navarino to avenge the disaster. ..."
2. The War of Greek Independence, 1821 to 1833 by Walter Alison Phillips (1897)
"He was unable to prevent a Turkish fleet of twenty-eight sail joining, on the
14th of May, the Egyptian fleet in th'e harbour of Navarino. ..."
3. A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815 by Spencer Walpole (1890)
"The Egyptian squadron entered the port of Navarino on the 9th of September.
The reinforcements reached the Morea two days before Codrington was able to ..."
4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1828)
"... to an Armistice — Egyptian Fleet arrives at Navarino—Armistice with Ibrahim
Pacha—Negotiations at Constantinople—The Turkish Fleet attempts to sail for ..."
5. 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
... 9 Müller on the Battle o] Navarino Ibrahim's fleet consisted of 130 ships, ..."
6. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1909)
"The "Battle" of Navarino (1827 AD) A chance or else a premeditated shot—it is
... Muller on the Battle of Navarino Ibrahim's fleet consisted of 130 ships, ..."
7. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1828)
"The Porte refuses to accede to an Armistice — Egyptian Fleet arrives at
Navarino—Armistice with • - Ibra/iim Pacha—Negotiations at Constantinople—The ..."
8. Memoirs of Prince Metternich: 1773-[1835] by Robina Napier, Clemens Wenzel Lothar Metternich, Gerard W. Smith (1881)
"A few days after the departure of the last courier from Paris news arrived there
of the terrible catastrophe of Navarino. It did not surprise us in the ..."
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