Battle of Gerontas | |||||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Admiral Andreas Miaoulis | Husrev Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
75 vessels | 100 warships, 300 cargo vessels | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 1 frigate, Tunisian admiral captured |
The Battle of Gerontas (Greek: Ναυμαχία του Γέροντα) was a naval battle fought close to the island of Leros in the southeast Aegean Sea. On August 29 (julian calendar), 1824, a Greek fleet of 75 ships defeated an Ottoman armada of 100 ships contributed to by Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria.[1][2]
The Battle of Gerontas was one of the most decisive naval engagements of the Greek War of Independence and secured the island of Samos under Greek control.
References
- ↑ Zanakos, Avgoustinos (July 6, 2003). "H ναυμαχία του Γέροντα (The Battle of Gerontas)" (in Greek). To Vima. http://www.tovima.gr/default.asp?pid=2&artid=152485&ct=83&dt=06/07/2003. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ↑ "Miscellanies - Greece" (pdf). 1824. pp. 538. http://books.google.co.uk/books/pdf/The_American_Monitor.pdf?id=2bUCAAAAYAAJ&output=pdf&sig=MPPoPXTFmaAI9YLe_S9NT6UvPFA. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
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