1827
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Events
January
- January 12: Asimo Lidoriki-Goura, widow of Yiannis Gouras and commander of the Acropolis defence, is killed when a Turkish bomb brings down the roof of the Erechtheum.
- January 17: Georgios Karaiskakis defeats the Turkish army at Distomo possibly saving the Greek Revolution from being extinguished in Rumeli.
April
- April 15: Richard Church is made commander of the Greek revolutionary forces.
- April 23: Georgios Karaiskakis is killed during a skirmish at Neo Faliro.
October
- October 20: The Battle of Navarino takes place; the Egyptian fleet is destroyed.
December
- December 21: The decree by which Ioannis Kapodistrias establishes a Military Academy in Nafplion is published.
Deaths
April
- April 23: Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek Revolution