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People: Jacques-François de Menou
Topic: Manupur, Battle of (1748)

A British naval fleet sails to Constantinople …

Years: 1807 - 1807

A British naval fleet sails to Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1807 and orders the Porte to evict the French ambassador and make peace with Russia, but the sultan refuses.

Constantinople's citizens rally and fire a thousand guns at the fleet, which withdraws with severe damages.