Battle of Phaleron

Battle of Phaleron
Part of the Greek War of Independence

Karaiskakis landing at Faliron
by Konstantinos Volanakis
Date24 April (6 May) 1827
Location
Phaleron, Sanjak of Eğriboz, Ottoman Empire (now Attica, Greece)
37°56′00″N 23°42′00″E / 37.9333°N 23.7000°E / 37.9333; 23.7000
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents

Greece First Hellenic Republic

Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lord Cochrane
Sir Richard Church
Georgios Karaiskakis †
Yannis Makriyannis
Ioannis Notaras †
Tousias Botsaris †		 Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Strength
3,000 Unknown (some cavalry)
Casualties and losses
1,500 dead[1] Unknown

The Battle of Phaleron or Battle of Analatos took place on 6 May (O.S.: 24 April [2]) 1827, during the Greek War of Independence. The Greek rebel forces were being besieged inside the Acropolis of Athens by Ottoman forces under the command of Mehmed Reshid Pasha. Greek forces outside the city were desperately trying to break the siege.[1]

  1. ^ a b Paparigopoulos, K, History of the Greek Nation (Greek edition), vol. 6, p. 176-178
  2. ^ The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. 54. Century Company. 1897. p. 144. Retrieved 2012-02-01.