Battle of Doro Passage | |||||||
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Part of Aegean Anti-Piracy Operation | |||||||
Greek pirates attacking the British merchant ship Comet | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Greek pirates | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Benjamin Cooper Louis M. Goldsborough | unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 schooner |
1 brig 5 mistikos | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown |
~85 killed or wounded 1 brig captured | ||||||
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The Battle of Doro Passage was a naval engagement during the United States Navy's operation against Greek pirates in the Aegean Sea. On October 16, 1827 a British merchant ship was attacked by pirates in Doro Passage off the islands of Andros and Negroponte but was retaken by American sailors.[1][2][3]