Mesolonghi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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On the 30th he was presented with the freedom of the city of Mesolonghi.
From Byron by John Nichol
On November 6 he actually laid siege to Mesolonghi, but here his experiences were as discomfiting as Dramali's.
From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Nevill Forbes
In April provisions in Mesolonghi itself gave out, and, scorning surrender, the garrison—men, women, and children together— made a general sortie on the night of April 22.
From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Nevill Forbes
Accounts differ as to the extent and origin of his deformity; and the doubts on the matter are not removed by the inconsistent accounts of the indelicate post-mortem examination made by Mr. Trelawny at Mesolonghi.
From Byron by John Nichol
It was a glorious end for Mesolonghi, but it left the enemy in possession of all north-western Greece.
From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Nevill Forbes
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