This set dance was composed in honour of the victory of
the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia (and
their respective sea captains) over the Egyptian and
Turkish fleets at the battle of Navarino in 1827.
Navarino bay is off Pylos in the Peloponnese of
southern Greece..
This was the last great sea battle fought with wooden
ships and was decisive in the struggle for Greek
independence from the Ottoman empire.
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