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The forces of Ali Pasha of Janina defeat the French and capture the town of Preveza in the Battle of Nicopolis.
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Ali Pasha of Yanina
Albanian ruler (1740–1822)
Ali Pasha, commonly known as Ali Pasha of Yanina or Ali Pasha of Tepelena, was an Albanian ruler who served as Ottoman pasha of the Pashalik of Yanina, a large part of western Rumelia. Under his rule, it acquired a high degree of autonomy and even managed to stay de facto…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
French First Republic
Constitution governing France, 1792–1804
In the history of France, the First Republic, sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic, was founded on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Preveza
Municipality in Greece
Preveza is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula of the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is the southern part of the region of Epirus. The Aktio-Preveza Immersed Tunnel –the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Nicopolis (1798)
Battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
The Battle of Nicopolis was fought on 23 October [O.S. 12 October] 1798 between the armed forces of Revolutionary France and the autonomous Ottoman-Albanian ruler, Ali Pasha of Janina. The French had seized the Venetian Ionian Islands off the western coast of Greece the previous…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 23
Day of the year
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