 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (September 2014) |
| Battle of Patras | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Jacob_Philipp_Hackert_%D0%A0atras.jpg) The Battle of Patras by Jacob Philipp Hackert | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mikhail Konyaev | Mustafa Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
|
7 warships: 2 ships of the line, 1 frigate, 3 sloops of war, 1 galliot |
25 warships: 9 frigates and 16 xebecs | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No ships lost | All frigates and 10 xebecs lost | ||||||
This battle took place on 6, 7, and 8 November 1772, during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–74) in the Gulf of Patras, Greece, when a Russian fleet under Mikhail Konyaev defeated an Ottoman force of frigates and xebecs, destroying all 9 frigates and 10 out of 16 xebecs while losing no ships.