SMYRNA LANDING 1919
On 30 October 1918 representatives of the Allies and the Ottoman Empire signed the Armistice of Mudros aboard HMS Agamemnon in Mudros harbour, ending hostilities between the two sides. Before the ink was dry, the Allies commenced talks on partitioning the Ottoman Empire and a series of agreements led to the Middle East becoming dominated by the Western Powers.
During early 1919 the British were keen to see Greece take control of the Vilayet of Aidin, an Ottoman province in
