What the records say
- When
- 375 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.53° N, 22.96° E
- Description
- 374 BCE battle
Battle of Tegyra
375 BCE battle between Thebes and Sparta
The Battle of Tegyra was an ancient Greek battle between Theban and Spartan hoplite forces. In the battle, a Theban army under Pelopidas was challenged by a substantially larger Spartan force while retreating from an abortive attack on Orchomenus, but successfully attacked and routed the Spartans.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Learning that the Spartan garrison of Orchomenus (in Boeotia) is leaving for an expedition to Locris”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Фиванцы взяли Феспии, а затем разбили близ Тегиры две спартанские моры, погибли оба спартанских полемарха”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “El militar tebano Pelópidas vence al ejército espartano en la Batalla de Tegira, liderando el Batallón Sagrado de Tebas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page