Battle of Andros (1825)
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The Battle of Andros took place on 29 April 1825 at Andros between the fleets of the Ottoman Empire and Revolutionary Greece.[1][2] The Greek fleet, under Georgios Sachtouris, comprising 20 warships and eight fireships, defeated the Ottoman fleet of 51 vessels by attacking and burning with two fireships the Ottoman flagship—a 66-gun ship of the line—and a 34-gun frigate.
The Ottoman fleet dispersed, allowing the Greeks to capture a sloop with its crew, as well five Austrian cargo ships destined to support the Ottoman Siege of Missolonghi.
References[]
- ^ Lambros Koutsonikas (1863). Γενική ιστορία της ελληνικής επαναστάσεως, Τόμος Α΄ (in Greek). Εν Αθήναις: Εκ του «Ευαγγέλιμου» Δ. Καρακατζάνη. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ George P. Kremos (1879). Χρονολόγια της Ελληνικής Ιστορίας : προς χρήσιν πάντος φιλομαθούς, ιδία δε των εν τοις γυμνασίοις μαθητών (in Greek). Εν Αθήναις: Τυπογραφείον Δημητρίου Ιασεμίδου. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
Categories:
- Conflicts in 1825
- History of Andros
- Naval battles of the Greek War of Independence
- April 1825 events
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- Ottoman battle stubs