In 1827, according to the Treaty of London signed between the United Kingdom, Russia and France, the emergence of Greece as an independent state was accepted. The Ottoman Empire firmly rejected this treaty. Upon this situation, the Ottoman and Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Pasha's navy, which was ready to suppress the rebellion in the Peloponnese Peninsula, was blockaded by the ships of these three states. The proposal of British Admiral Cardington, who demanded that the Ottoman and Kavalalı navies leave as soon as possible, was rejected by Kavalalı Ibrahim Pasha. Immediately afterwards, the ships of the three signatories of the treaty entered Navarino and destroyed the entire Ottoman fleet, ostensibly to intimidate Ibrahim Pasha. This sudden raid on Navarin suddenly tipped the balance of power in the Peloponnese in favor of the Greeks. Although the Ottomans asked for compensation from these three states, they could not find a response. Therefore, the Ottoman Empire ended all relations with Britain, France and Russia. In the following period, Britain and France left the region after sending the forces of Kavalalı Ibrahim Pasha to Egypt. Russia, on the other hand, started the Ottoman-Russian War of 1828-29, which would have very bad consequences for the Ottoman Empire. At the end of the Battle of Navarino, Greece gained its independence.
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