Battle of Phaleron

When

6 May 1827

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.93° N, 23.70° E

Description

1827 battle during the Greek War of Independence

1827 battle during the Greek War of Independence

The Battle of Phaleron or Battle of Analatos took place on 6 May 1827, during the Greek War of Independence. The Greek rebel forces were being besieged inside the Acropolis of Athens by Ottoman forces under the command of Mehmed Reshid Pasha. Greek forces outside the city were desperately trying to break the siege.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “guerre d'indépendance grecque : victoire ottomane sur les patriotes grecs à la bataille de Phalère”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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