The 1827 Treaty of London called for an end to hostilities and a Greek state that would retain a formal relationship to the sultan. Britain, France, and Russia made clear that their demand carried the threat of intervention if either belligerent refused. Ottoman confidence in its naval strength encouraged the sultan to reject the settlement. That refusal converted great-power mediation into an armed maritime confrontation and sent three Allied squadrons toward Greece.
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The Treaty of London turns mediation into coercion
Britain, France, and Russia demand an autonomous Greek settlement and back that demand with naval squadrons when the sultan refuses.