Battle of Kamatero

Battle of Kamatero
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Date27 January 1827 (O.S.)
Location
Kamatero, Sanjak of Eğriboz, Ottoman Empire (now Attica, Greece)
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Greece First Hellenic Republic  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Konstantinos Bourbakis †
Vasos Mavrovouniotis
Panagiotakis Notaras		 Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Strength
3,500 2,000 infantry
600 cavalry
2 cannons[1]
Casualties and losses
300[2]–500[3] 300

The Battle of Kamatero was an armed conflict during the Greek revolution between the Greek forces under the command of the Greek ex officer of the French army, Colonel Denis Bourbaki[3] and the Ottoman forces led by Reşid Mehmed Pasha. The battle ended with the decisive victory of the Ottomans on the night of 27 January 1827 (O.S.) in Kamatero, Greece (near Menidi).

  1. ^ Spyridon Trikoupis [Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης], Ιστορία της Ελληνικής Επαναστάσεως, Έκδοσις τρίτη επιθεωρηθείσα και διορθωθείσα υπ' αυτού του συγγραφέως, εκ του τυπογραφείου της Ώρας, Εν Αθήναις 1888, vol.4 (Δ’), p.79.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference c was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Finlay, pp. 131-132.