Battle of Lesbos (1912)

Battle of Lesbos
Part of the First Balkan War

Greek troops land at Mytilene, 21 November 1912
Date21 November – 21 December 1912
Location
Result Greek victory, capture of Lesbos
Belligerents
Kingdom of Greece Greece  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Pavlos Kountouriotis
Kingdom of Greece Apollodoros Syrmakezis
Ottoman Empire Abdul Ghani  (POW)
Strength
3,175 3,600
Casualties and losses
9 killed, 81 wounded Ottoman garrison captured

The Battle of Lesbos took place from 21 November – 21 December 1912 during the First Balkan War, resulting in the capture of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos by the Kingdom of Greece.