Battle of Driskos

Battle of Driskos
Part of the First Balkan War
A relief map of modern day Greece, with the location of the battle marked.
Postcard depicting the battle
Date26–28 November 1912[Note 1]
Location39°39′24.9″N 20°57′38.0″E / 39.656917°N 20.960556°E / 39.656917; 20.960556
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Greece Greece  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dimitrios Matthaiopoulos
Alexandros Romas [el]  (WIA)
Peppino Garibaldi
Esad Pasha
Units involved

Metsovo Detachment

Yanya Corps

Strength
3,800 7,000–10,000
Casualties and losses
200–400 killed
400 wounded
1,000–2,000 killed and wounded
Driskos is located in Greece
Driskos
Driskos
Location of the battle in present day Greece

The Battle of Driskos (Greek: Μάχη του Δρίσκου, Turkish: Driskos Muharebesi), took place on 26–28 November (O.S.), 1912. It was fought between Greek forces under General Dimitrios Matthaiopoulos and Ottoman forces under General Esad Pasha during the First Balkan War. The battle began when a unit of Greek Redshirt volunteers attacked the Ottoman defensive line at Mount Driskos, Epirus.

The Greeks seized the Ottoman camp and cleared its surroundings. On 27 November, the Ottomans regrouped after receiving considerable reinforcements in both manpower and artillery, launching an assault on Greek positions. The Greeks began withdrawing at noon the following day, after realizing that they were at risk of being overwhelmed. The Battle of Driskos marked the last intervention of the Redshirts into Greek expansionist conflicts.
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