Timeline Friday 26 July 1822

Events on Friday 26 July 1822 2

• 1822 Battle of Dervenakia Greek forces destroy an Ottoman invasion army in the Peloponnese Greek irregulars under Theodoros Kolokotronis ambushed and routed an Ottoman army led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha in the mountain passes of Dervenakia. The victory crushed a major Ottoman offensive aimed at crushing the Greek revolt in the Peloponnese. It stands as one of the turning points of the Greek War of Independence.
• 1822 Guayaquil Conference San Martin and Bolivar meet to decide the future of South American independence Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar met privately in Guayaquil to discuss the final liberation of Peru and the political organization of the newly independent republics. San Martin withdrew from the independence struggle afterward, leaving Bolivar to complete the campaign. The exact content of their conversation remains a subject of historical debate.