Event Morea Expedition

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Was a land intervention of the French Army in the Peloponnese between 1828 and 1833, at the time of the Greek War of Independence, with the aim of expelling from the region the Ottoman-Egyptian occupation forces.

Chronology

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  • October 1828: Nicolas Joseph Maison, who was given command of a French expeditionary Corps of 15,000 men, landed on 30 August 1828 at Petalidi and helped the Greeks evacuate the Peloponnese from all the hostile troops by 30 October.
  • October 1828: The fortress of Methoni was taken and General Maison installed his apartments there .
  • October 1828: The day after Ibrahim's departure, General Maison ordered General Philippe Higonet to march on Navarino.