Battle of Leuctra

Battle of Leuctra
Part of the post–Peloponnesian War conflicts and the Theban–Spartan War
Pelopidas leading the Thebans at the battle of Leuctra.
Date 6 July 371 BC[1] Location Boeotia 38°15′53″N 23°10′27″E / 38.2647°N 23.1743°E / 38.2647; 23.1743 Result Theban victory
Belligerents
Boeotian League Thebes	Sparta
Commanders and leaders
Epaminondas Pelopidas	Cleombrotus I †
Strength
7,500–8,500 total 6,000–7,000 hoplites 1,500 cavalry	11,000–12,000 total 10,000–11,000 hoplites 1,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
47–300[a]	1,000–4,000+[b]
class=notpageimage| Location of the Battle of Leuctra

The Battle of Leuctra (Greek: Λεῦκτρα, Ancient Greek: [lêu̯k.tra]) was fought on 6 July 371 BC between the Boeotians led by the Thebans, and the Spartans along with their allies^[2] amidst the post–Corinthian War conflict. The battle took place in the vicinity of Leuctra, a village in Boeotia in the territory of Thespiae.^[2] The Theban victory shattered Sparta's immense influence over the Greek peninsula, which Sparta had gained with its victory in the Peloponnesian War a generation earlier.

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