The Spartan admiral Eurybiades.
The Spartan Admiral Eurybiades led the Greek naval contingent to victory over the Persians at the sea battle of Salamis .
Eurybiades, Spartan admiral and commander of the defending Greek fleet.
In the straits between mainland Greece and the Island of Salamis, September 480 BC. The battle was a decisive Greek victory
Salamis (sea), Plataea (land) and Mycale (sea-land).
The Greek city-state of Athens emerged as the victor in the naval Battle of Salamis during the Greco-Persian Wars. Led by Themistocles, the Athenian fleet defeated the Persian navy, which was under the command of King Xerxes I. The victory at Salamis was a significant turning point in the war and helped secure Greek independence from the Persian Empire.
King Xerxes.
A fleet from an alliance of southern Greek cities led by Sparta.
Battle of Salamis happened in -480.
In the second Battle, Gen Bernard Montgomery of Britain led the 8 th Army to victory.
The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between the Persian Empire navy compising contingents from Phoenicia, Asian-Greek cities and Egypt, and a coalition fleet from 28 southern Greek city-states led by Sparta in 480 BCE. It was fought in the strait between the island of Salamis and Athens.
not sure if it was the only battle that lead to colonial victory. but the battle at Saratoga was a big factor in the out come of the war.
An alliance of a couple of dozen southern Greek city-states led by Sparta defeated the Persian invasion fleet at Salamis in 480 BCE.