Battle of Sphacteria

Quand

425 av. J.-C.

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

36.93° N, 21.67° E

Description

Athenian victory in the Peloponnesian War

425 BCE battle between Athens and Sparta, part of the Peloponnesian War

The Battle of Sphacteria was a land battle of the Peloponnesian War, fought in 425 BC between Athens and Sparta. Following the Battle of Pylos and subsequent peace negotiations, which failed, a number of Spartans were stranded on the island of Sphacteria. An Athenian force under Cleon and Demosthenes attacked and forced them to surrender.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « défaite de Sparte à la bataille de Sphactérie devant les troupes d'Athènes dirigées par le général Démosthène »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source

• Peloponnesian War431 av. J.-C. · Guerre