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Battle of Gerontas

10 Sep 1824 · 37.20° N, 27.17° E

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10 Sep 1824
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
37.20° N, 27.17° E
Description
1824 naval battle
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Battle of Gerontas

1824 naval battle of the Greek War of Independence

The Battle of Gerontas was a naval battle fought close to the island of Leros in the southeast Aegean Sea. On 10 September [O.S. 29 August] 1824, a Greek fleet of 75 ships defeated an Ottoman armada of 100 ships contributed by Egypt, Tunisia and Tripoli.

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