Battle of Sphacteria (1825)
1825 Battle in the Greek war of Independence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Sphacteria took place during the Greek War of Independence on 8 May 1825 in Sphacteria between the Egyptian forces of Ibrahim Pasha and Greek forces led by Captain Anastasios Tsamados along with Alexandros Mavrokordatos.
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Battle of Sphacteria | |||||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||||
The "Sortie of the Aris" through the entire Ottoman fleet's blockade of Navarino on 25 April 1825 by Konstantinos Volanakis | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First Hellenic Republic | Egypt Eyalet | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Anastasios Tsamados † Anagnostaras † Alexandros Mavrokordatos | Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,000[1] 8 ships |
3,000 ~45 ships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
350 dead[2] | Unknown |
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