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Today in History 07/23 (Battle of Chios)

Small beach on the eastern shore of Chios Island (© Izzet Keribar/Getty Images)(1319) Seafaring knights do battle in the Aegean
Turkish Aydinid pirate ships roam the Aegean Sea, pouncing on Latin-held islands. And since Venice and Genoa are feuding with each other, it falls to the Hospitallers to engage in briny battle, where the Knights destroy or capture 22 out of 28 Aydinid vessels for an impressive victory.
The Battle of Chios was a naval battle fought off the shore of the eastern Aegean island of Chios between a Latin Christian—mainly Hospitaller—fleet and a Turkish fleet from the Aydinid emirate. The Christian fleet was resoundingly victorious, but for the Ayinids, who had been engaging in piracy since the collapse of Byzantine power, it was only a temporary setback in their rise to prominence.
Date: Jul 23, 1319

This folio from Walters manuscript W.658 contains a detailed map of Chios (Sakiz, Saqiz) Island with its fortress and other topographical features
16th-century detailed map of Chios by Piri Reis
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(1319) Seafaring knights do battle in the Aegean.
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Meeting of the Egyptian 'Free Officers' in Cairo in 1952 (© AFP/Getty Images)(1952) Revolution is launched and an Egyptian king will abdicate
Decadent, politically ineffectual, and increasingly unpopular, Egypt's King Farouk is overthrown by a military coup headed by future Egyptian president Abdel Nasser. The Revolution of 1952 will erase the last trace of British colonial influence from Egypt and the Sudan.
The Egyptian revolution of 1952, also known as the July 23 revolution, began on July 23, 1952, by the Free Officers Movement, a group of army officers led by Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser. The revolution was initially aimed at overthrowing King Faruq. However, the movement had more political ambitions, and soon moved to abolish the constitutional monarchy and aristocracy of Egypt and Sudan, establish a republic, end the British occupation of the country, and secure the independence of Sudan. The revolutionary government adopted a staunchly nationalist, anti-imperialist agenda, which came to be expressed chiefly through Arab nationalism, and international non-alignment.
Date: Jul 23, 1952
Nasser and Naguib, 1954
The leaders of the revolution, Muhammad Naguib (left) and Gamal Abdel Nasser (right) in a Cadillac

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