Battle of Samos
1824 naval battle of the Greek War of Independence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Samos (Greek: Ναυμαχία της Σάμου) was a naval battle fought on August 5–17, 1824 off the Greek island of Samos during the Greek War of Independence.
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Battle of Samos | |||||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||||
Artwork by Zografos and Makriyannis | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First Hellenic Republic | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Georgios Sachtouris Konstantinos Kanaris | Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha | ||||||
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6 fireships spent 3 dead[1] |
3 ships and 100 guns destroyed 1,000 killed[1][2] |
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