European Fleets Burned Ottoman and Egyptian Ships and Stopped Ibrahim

Sent to Greece to save the sultan's war, Ibrahim took town after town — until British, French and Russian fleets sailed into Navarino harbour in 1827 and destroyed the Ottoman and Egyptian ships at anchor. His army was still ashore, and now it could not be fed.

Chapter 7 of Muhammad Ali Pasha and the Making of Modern Egypt.

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Muhammad Ali Pasha #1 · Chapter 7 of 10
From the film: Muhammad Ali Pasha and the Making of Modern Egypt

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