Battle of Itea

Battle of Itea
Part of the Greek War of Independence

Painting depicting the Battle of Itea
by Yiannis Poulakas
Date30 September 1827
Location
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greece First Hellenic Republic

Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders
Frank Abney Hastings Unknown
Strength
4 ships 3 schooners
3 brigs
3 transport ships
1 gunboat
Casualties and losses
unknown 7 ships destroyed
two captured

The Battle of Itea (Greek: Ναυμαχία της Ιτέας) or Battle of Agali (Ναυμαχία της Αγκάλης) was a naval battle fought on 30 September 1827, in the Gulf of Corinth, during the Greek War of Independence. Under the command of British Philhellene, Frank Abney Hastings, a small Greek squadron launched a raid on an Ottoman fleet anchored near Itea. [1]

  1. ^ Dudley, Leonard (2017). The Singularity of Western Innovation: The Language Nexus. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 215–219. ISBN 978-1137398222. OCLC 1001334339.