How did Lord Byron die?

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Aiding the Greeks in their struggle for independence from Turkish rule, Lord Byron took command of a brigade of Souliot soldiers in early 1824. However, he was weakened by serious illness in February and contracted a fever in April, likely worsened by bloodletting, a then-common treatment. Byron died on April 19 at age 36.