Battle of Gerontas

Battle of Gerontas
Part of Greek War of Independence
Date August 29, 1824 Location Southeast Aegean Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek Navy	Ottoman Navy
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]

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.

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