Mesolonghi
Americannoun
noun
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Lord Byron arrived at Mesolonghi on January 5, 1824.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
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
On the 30th he was presented with the freedom of the city of Mesolonghi.
From Byron by John Nichol
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
On the 5th he arrived at Mesolonghi, and was received with salvoes of musketry and music.
From Byron by John Nichol
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