Editing Edward Codrington (section)

==Greek War of Independence and the Battle of Navarino==
[[Image:Navarino.jpg|thumb|right|''The Naval Battle of Navarino'' (1827). Oil painting by Carneray]]

In December 1826 Codrington was appointed [[Mediterranean Fleet|Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet]] and sailed on 1 February 1827. From that date until his recall on 21 June 1828 he was engaged in the arduous duties imposed on him by the [[Greek War of Independence]], which had led to [[Civil disorder|anarchy]] in occupied [[Greece]]<ref>[http://www.greecetravel.com/peloponessos/navarino/ Battle of Navarino]</ref> and surrounding areas. His orders were to enforce a peaceful solution on the situation in Greece, but Codrington was not known for his diplomacy, and on 20 October 1827 he destroyed the [[Turkey|Turkish]] and [[Egypt]]ian fleet at the [[Battle of Navarino]] while in command of a combined British, French and Russian fleet.{{sfn|Hannay|1911}}

After the battle Codrington went to [[Malta]] to refit his ships. He remained there till May 1828, when he sailed to join his French and Russian colleagues on the coast of the [[Morea]]. They endeavoured to enforce the evacuation of the peninsula by [[Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt|Ibrahim Pasha]] peacefully. The Pasha made diplomatic difficulties, which came in the form of continuous [[genocide]] against the [[Greeks]] of [[Morea]] who were to be replaced with [[Muslims]] from Africa, and on 25 July the three admirals agreed that Codrington should go to Alexandria to obtain Ibrahim's recall by his father Mehemet Ali. Codrington had heard on 22 June of his own supersession, but, as his successor had not arrived, he carried out the arrangement made on 25 July, and his presence at Alexandria led to the treaty of 6 August 1828, by which the evacuation of the [[Morea]] was settled. His services were recognised by the grant of the Grand Cross of the Bath, but there is no doubt that the British government was embarrassed by his heavy-handed [[gunboat diplomacy]] and not too impressed by the further weakening of Russia's main opponent, the Ottomans.{{sfn|Hannay|1911}}