| Cretan expedition (828) | |||||||
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| Part of the Arab–Byzantine Wars | |||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Byzantines_under_Krateros_defeat_the_Cretan_Saracens.jpg) The rout of the Cretans by the Byzantines | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Emirate of Crete | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Craterus † | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 70 ships | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||
The Cretan expedition occurred in Autumn 828, where the Byzantine army invaded the island of Crete which was held by the Arabs. The expedition ended in fiasco for the Byzantine army.