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Missolonghi
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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or Mesolonghi (McaoM')'ytov), the chief town of the monarchy of Acarnania and Aetolia, Greece. It is on the N. side of the Gulf of Patras, about 7 m. from the coast; pop., about 8300. The place is notable for the siege which Mavrocordato and Botzaris sustained in 1822 and 1823 against a Turkish army I I,000 strong, and for the more famous defence of 1825-26. Byron died here in 1824, and is commemorated by a cenotaph and a statue.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Missolonghi'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/missolonghi.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Missolonghi'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/missolonghi.html. 1910.
