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William Parler, Admiral of the British Navy, and head of the Piraeus blockade operation following the Don Pacifico affair, leaves Corfu for Cephalonia.

Tags: Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Corfu, Don Pacifico Affair (1847), Greece, History, Ionian islands, Military officers, Palaio Frourio - Old Fortress (Corfu), Ports, Sir William Parker, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations

The house of Don Pacifico, Portuguese consul in Athens, which was sacked by antisemitic groups in 1847. The Greek government's refusal to compensate Don Pacifico eventually led to a British intervention (as Don Pacifico was a British national) and the temporary blockade of the port of Piraeus.

Tags: Athens, Attica, Central Greece, David Pacifico (Don Pacifico), Diplomats, Don Pacifico Affair (1847), Greece, History, Houses, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations

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