Mesolonghi
Americannoun
noun
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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 Forbes, Nevill
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 Nichol, John
The Ottoman commander in the west raised an auxiliary force of Moslem and Catholic clansmen from northern Albania, and attempted to reach Mesolonghi once more.
From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Forbes, Nevill
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 Forbes, Nevill
On the 5th he arrived at Mesolonghi, and was received with salvoes of musketry and music.
From Byron by Nichol, John
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