Missolonghi
[mis-uh-lawng-gee]
- a town in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras: Byron died here 1824.
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Contemporary Examples
He commanded around 600 Suliotes in preparations for a siege of Lepanto, a fortified town to the east of Missolonghi.
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and SavvyMichael Weiss
February 16, 2014
Historical Examples
Missolonghi nurtured the poet in his youth and led him to the threshold of manhood.
Life ImmovableKostes Palamas
Then follows Missolonghi with its calm lagoon and the haunts of his boyhood.
Life ImmovableKostes Palamas
He died of fever at Missolonghi on April 19, at the age of thirty-six.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by YearEdwin Emerson
When Byron died, Missolonghi had been delivered from its first siege.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by YearEdwin Emerson
Ibrahim settled down to the siege of Nauplia and of Missolonghi.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by YearEdwin Emerson
Missolonghi
Mesolonghi
- a town in W Greece, near the Gulf of Patras: famous for its defence against the Turks in 1822–23 and 1825–26 and for its association with Lord Byron, who died here in 1824. Pop (municipality): 18 354 (2001)Modern Greek name: Mesolóngion
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