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In 425BC the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Demosthenes]] defeated [[Sparta]]n forces during the [[Second Peloponnesian War]] in what is now known as the [[Battle of Pylos]].
In 425BC the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Demosthenes]] defeated [[Sparta]]n forces during the [[Second Peloponnesian War]] in what is now known as the [[Battle of Pylos]].
==The battle==
On 20 October 1827, during the War of Greek Independence, a pro-Greek coalition force of British, French and Russian ships under the command of Admiral Sir Edmund Codrington overcame a Turkish/North African force under Ibrahim Pasha which had been anchored in the Bay.
On 20 October 1827, during the War of Greek Independence, a pro-Greek coalition force of British, French and Russian ships under the command of Admiral Sir Edmund Codrington overcame a Turkish/North African force under Ibrahim Pasha which had been anchored in the Bay.
Navarino’s importance lies in its being the last significant naval engagement wholly between sail driven vessels – though most of the vessels on both sides were at anchor for most of the battle.
Navarino’s importance lies in its being the last significant naval engagement wholly between sail driven vessels – though most of the vessels on both sides were at anchor for most of the battle.
==References==
*"The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea" (1976)
[[Category:Naval Battles]]
[[Category:Naval Battles]]