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British Departure and Union Proclamation

Name: British Departure and Union Proclamation
Start: 1864-05-21
End: 1864-05-28
Location: Ionian Islands

When: 21-28 May 1864
Where: Ionian Islands
Part of: United Kingdom cedes the United States of the Ionian Islands to Greece

British forces departed the Ionian Islands on 21 May 1864, and the Lord High Commissioner proclaimed the union with Greece on 28 May.

The islands became three provinces of the Kingdom of Greece. Britain retained use of the port on Corfu. The proclamation formalized the union following the treaty's ratification.

Sources

Treaty of London (1864) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
United States of the Ionian Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
Corfu Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09

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