<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence" id="mwQA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Greek War of Independence">Greek War of Independence</a>: In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Navarino" id="mwQQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Navarino">Battle of Navarino</a>, a combined Turkish and Egyptian fleet is defeated by British, French and Russian naval forces in the last significant battle fought with wooden sailing ships.