Battle of Andros (1825)
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This article is about the battle in the Greek War of Independence. For the battle in the Third Syrian War, see Battle of Andros (246 BC). For the battle in the Great Turkish War, see Battle of Andros (1696). For the battle in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792, see Battle of Andros (1790).
Battle of Andros | |||||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First Hellenic Republic | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Georgios Sachtouris | Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20 warships 8 fireships | 51 warships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 fireships expended, 3 bruloteers dead and 4 wounded in the attack of the flagship[1] |
Ottoman flagship destroyed 1 frigate destroyed 1 corvette destroyed More than 550 killed | ||||||
Greeks capture 5 Austrian merchant vessels |
Outbreak (1821)
1822–1824
Egyptian intervention (1825–1826)
Great powers intervention (1827–1829) |
The Battle of Andros took place on 1 June (20 May
fireships, defeated the Ottoman fleet of 51 vessels by attacking and burning with two fireships the Ottoman flagship—a 66-gun double-banked frigate[1]
—and another 34-gun frigate with another fireship.
The Ottoman fleet dispersed, allowing the Greeks to capture a sloop with its crew, as well as five Austrian cargo ships destined to support the Ottoman
Siege of Missolonghi
.
References
- ^ a b c Gordon, Thomas (1832). History of the Greek revolution, Volume II. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and T. Cadell. p. 208
- ^ a b George P. Kremos (1879). Χρονολόγια της Ελληνικής Ιστορίας : προς χρήσιν πάντος φιλομαθούς, ιδία δε των εν τοις γυμνασίοις μαθητών (in Greek). Εν Αθήναις: Τυπογραφείον Δημητρίου Ιασεμίδου. Retrieved 30 May 2010. p. 22
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