Whatever the allies' original strategic purpose, Navarino removed the maritime means of sustaining the Egyptian army in Greece. A French expeditionary force could then land, press for evacuation, and block a Russian force from taking the same role. Once the Egyptian army withdrew, the Greek independence movement had the space to establish a new state. Navarino became a decisive enabling event in the foundation of modern Greece even though that was not Britain's preferred route to the outcome.
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Navarino makes Greek independence possible
Destroying the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet prevented reinforcement of Ibrahim Pasha, allowing a French expedition to compel evacuation and opening the way to modern Greek independence.