| Battle of Butrint | |||||||||
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| Part of the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Albania_relief_location_map.svg)  Butrint Location of Butrint within modern-day Albania | |||||||||
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.
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- ^ Papageorgiou, Stefanos P. (2014-05-21). "The attitude of the Beys of the Albanian Southern Provinces (Toskaria) towards Ali Pasha Tepedelenli and the Sublime Porte (mid-18th-mid-19th centuries)". Cahiers balkaniques. 42. doi:10.4000/ceb.3520. ISSN 0290-7402.