Battle of the Lerna Mills

Battle of the Lerna Mills
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Date25 June 1825[1]
Location
Myloi, Lerna, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Argolis, Greece)
37°33′17.3″N 22°42′50.0″E / 37.554806°N 22.713889°E / 37.554806; 22.713889
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greece First Hellenic Republic Egypt Eyalet
Commanders and leaders
Yannis Makriyannis (WIA)
Andreas Metaxas
Demetrios Ypsilantis
Konstantinos Mavromichalis		 Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Strength
350[2]
2 gunboats[3]		 5,000[1][4]
Casualties and losses
Minimal[5] 50 dead[5][a]
Battle of the Lerna Mills is located in Greece
Battle of the Lerna Mills
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Location within Greece
Battle of the Lerna Mills is located in Balkans
Battle of the Lerna Mills
Battle of the Lerna Mills (Balkans)
Battle of the Lerna Mills is located in Mediterranean
Battle of the Lerna Mills
Battle of the Lerna Mills (Mediterranean)

The Battle of the Lerna Mills was fought on 25 June 1825, in Lerna, Greece between the Egyptian forces of Ibrahim Pasha and Greek forces led by General Yannis Makriyannis, Demetrios Ypsilantis, Andreas Metaxas and Konstantinos Mavromichalis.[3] It was the first Greek success against Ibrahim and saved the city of Nafplio, seat of the government, from capture.[4]

  1. ^ a b David Brewer, "The Flame of Freedom: The Greek War of Independence, 1821-1833", (Greek edition), Publications Patakis, 2020, pp. 336
  2. ^ Paparigopoulos, K, History of the Greek Nation (Greek edition), vol. 6, p.165
  3. ^ a b Finlay, George. History of the Greek Revolution. Blackwood and Sons, vol. II, 1861 (Harvard University), pp. 78-79
  4. ^ a b Mazower, Mark (2021). "The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe", (Greek edition), Publications Alexandreia, p.295
  5. ^ a b David Brewer, "The Flame of Freedom: The Greek War of Independence, 1821-1833", (Greek edition), Publications Patakis, 2020, pp. 337
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Makriyannis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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