Timeline Thursday 24 February 1825

Events on Thursday 24 February 1825 1

• 1825 Egyptian Forces Land in the Peloponnese Ibrahim Pasha's intervention turns the tide against the Greek revolt In February 1825, an Egyptian expeditionary force under Ibrahim Pasha, sent by Muhammad Ali at the Ottoman sultan's request, landed in the Peloponnese to suppress the Greek War of Independence. The disciplined Egyptian troops reversed years of Greek gains and besieged rebel strongholds including Missolonghi.