Battle of Doliana | |||||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||||
The house which Nikitaras utilized as a fortification; nowadays transformed into a museum. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Greek revolutionaries | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nikitaras Georgakis Digenis † |
Kâhya Mustafa Bey Mehmed Salih Agha Sieh Necip | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,500–3,000 |
6,000 2 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 dead | 70 dead | ||||||
The Battle of Doliana occurred on 30 May 1821 N.S. during the Greek War of Independence when Greek revolutionaries defeated the forces of the Ottoman Empire at Doliana (today called Ano Doliana to distinguish from nearby Kato Doliana) in the Morea province of the Ottoman Empire.