Battle of Samos

Battle of Samos
Part of the Greek War of Independence

Artwork by Zografos and Makriyannis
Date5 August 1824 (Julian calendar)
Location
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greece First Hellenic Republic  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Georgios Sachtouris
Konstantinos Kanaris
Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha
Casualties and losses
6 fireships spent
3 dead[1]
3 ships and 100 guns destroyed
1,000 killed[1][2]

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.

  1. ^ a b Thomas Gordon, History of the Greek Revolution, T2, Blackwood, 1832, p. 148
  2. ^ Showalter, Tony Jaques. Foreword Dennis (2007). Dictionary of battles and sieges : a guide to 8500 battles from antiquity through the twenty-first century. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 893. ISBN 9780313335396.