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The Hillsborough Recorder
Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina
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Extract from Smyrna letter dated April 19 reports Greek forces defeating Turkish-Egyptian expedition before Navarin, killing a renegade French general and Petro Bey's son, pursuing to Modon. President Conduriotti's 2000 reinforcements relieve the fortress, enabling potential sea and land blockade of Mahomet Ali.
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Extract of a letter received at Boston, from Smyrna, dated April 19.
'The Turks, composing the Egyptian expedition, have again been defeated before Navarin, with the loss of a famous renegado French general and the son of Petro Bey, and have been pursued into Modon. Pres. Conduriotti came up, it appears, with a reinforcement of 2000 men, and relieved Navarin at a critical moment, and gave battle; in which the Greeks have gained a great victory. The coming up of Conduriotti, it appears, was at the moment when the little fortress of Navarin was in its last struggle, after having held out for such a length of time, with a handful of men, against the formidable Egyptian expedition. The holding out of the fortress has been all important to the Greeks, as their fleet has had time to come to its succour, and the troops under Conduriotti to assemble, by which means Mahomet Ali may be blockaded both by sea and land, and the Greeks, if success continues to attend them, may eventually entrap him at Modon.'
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Navarin
Event Date
Before April 19
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loss of a famous renegado french general and the son of petro bey; greeks gain great victory, potential blockade and entrapment of mahomet ali at modon.
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The Turks of the Egyptian expedition defeated before Navarin, pursued into Modon. Conduriotti arrives with 2000 men, relieves Navarin fortress at critical moment, gives battle resulting in Greek victory. Fortress held out long enough for Greek fleet and troops to assemble, allowing blockade of Mahomet Ali by sea and land.