Battle of Abydos

Battle of Abydos
Part of Peloponnesian War
DateNovember 411 BC
Location
Near Abydos, in the Hellespont
(modern-day Nara Burnu, Çanakkale, Turkey)
Result Athenian victory
Belligerents
Athens Sparta and allies
Commanders and leaders
Thrasybulus,
Thrasyllus,
Alcibiades
Mindarus
Strength
74 ships + 18 ships (reinforcement) 97 ships
Casualties and losses
Minimal 30 ships

The Battle of Abydos was an Athenian naval victory in the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, the Spartan fleet, under Mindarus, attempted to rescue a small allied fleet that had been driven ashore at Dardanus, but was attacked by the Athenian fleet, under Thrasybulus. The fighting was evenly contested for a great length of time, but towards evening, the arrival of Alcibiades with Athenian reinforcements tipped the balance in favor of the Athenians, and the Peloponnesians were forced to flee back to their base at Abydos, suffering heavy losses along the way.