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From: "Chris Radmore" <>
Subject: Re: CODRINGTON FAMILY TREE
Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 11:52:40 +0100


Although better known for Navarino, Sir Edward CODRINGTON commanded HMS
Orion, which formed part of HMS Victory's column at the Battle of Trafalgar
21 Oct 1805

Chris Radmore
member of The Nelson Society

Frank Young <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, David Boyd wrote:
> > Had naval connections and a pub too !! - is 'The Admiral Codrington'
> > still there in Chelsea ? - pleasant, cosy but stylish little place when
> > we used to use it many years ago.
>
> In this discussion, I was waiting for someone to mention the most famous
> Codrington of them all -- Vice Admiral Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851),
> the victor of Navarino. The following is from the EB; better material in
> the DNB.
>
> Navarino
> (Oct. 20, 1827), decisive naval engagement of the War of Greek
> Independence against Turkey. The battle was fought in the Bay of
> Navarin in the southwestern Peloponnese, between an Egyptian-Turkish
> fleet under Tahir Pasha and a combined British-French-Russian fleet
> under Admiral Sir Edward Codrington. The Egyptian-Turkish fleet (3
> ships of the line, 15 frigates, and more than 50 smaller ships) was at
> anchor in the bay's harbour. The British-French-Russian fleet
> (totaling 11 ships of the line, 9 frigates, and 4 smaller ships),
> which had been sent to aid the Greek forces by intercepting Turkish
> supplies, met outside the harbour. Shortly after this fleet entered
> the harbour on October 20, the battle broke out. The superior European
> guns sent three-fourths of the Egyptian-Turkish fleet to the bottom
> and forced others aground. No European ships were sunk. Navarino was
> the last significant battle between wooden sailing ships. The Turkish
> defeat was so complete that within 10 months they began to evacuate
> Greece, an action that led to the creation of the independent Kingdom
> of Greece in 1832.
>
>
>
> Regards, Frank Young
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