Battle of Butrint | |||||||||
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Part of the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Pashalik of Yanina Albanian bashi-bazouks | First French Republic | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Ali Pasha of Ioannina | Nicolas Grégoire Aulmont de Verrières | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | est. 300 French soldiers | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | 50 killed, many evacuated to Corfu | ||||||||
The Battle of Butrint occurred between 18 and 25 October 1798, during the broader context of conflicts associated with the War of the Second Coalition. Ali Pasha,[1] a powerful Ottoman vassal of Albanian descent,[2] sought to extend his influence over the coastal areas of southern Albania[3] and to challenge the French occupation of Butrint. This confrontation resulted in an Albanian victory after the French forces, significantly outnumbered, were defeated and forced to evacuate to Corfu.