The Battle of Sphacteria took place during the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...

on 8 May 1825 in Sphacteria between the

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ian forces of Ibrahim Pasha and Greek forces led by Captain Anastasios Tsamados along with Alexandros Mavrokordatos.

Battle

Commanding both a powerful army and navy, Ibrahim initiated attacks on both Paliokastro and the island of Sphacteria. As a result, Mavrocordatos rushed to their defense while Captain Tsamados from Hydra held off Ibrahim's forces. Ibrahim aimed to capture the strategic small island of Sfaktiria at the center of the bay. Fifteen hundred Egyptians landed on the island only to be met with resistance by Tsamados who led a small contingent of sailors and soldiers. Shot in the leg, Tsamados continued fighting until he was killed. During the battle Santorre di Santa Rosa was also killed. The remaining Greek sailors with Mavrocordatos rushed back to their ship, the '' Aris'', and sailed through a bombardment of thirty-four ships. For four hours it was bombarded and the casualties entailed two dead along with eight wounded. Finally, the Greek fleet and the Greek brig Aris escaped the destruction after hours of fighting and bombardment.

Aftermath

Days after the battle, the Greeks surrendered Neokastro to Ibrahim. In a desperate action, admiral Miaoulis decided to attack and burn the Egyptian fleet at Methoni. Finally, using fire ships, he succeeded to destroy 12 ships (including a corvette and a frigate), but it had no impact on Ibrahim, who now had the mainland base he wanted.Ιστορικά θέματα
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References

Sources

* Smith, William and Felton, Cornelius Conway. ''A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest, with Supplementary Chapters on the History of Literature and Art''. Hickling, Swan, and Brown, 1855. *Paparigopoulos, K, History of the Greek Nation (Greek edition), vol. 6, p. 163-164 {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Sphacteria 1825 Sphacteria Sphacteria Sphacteria 1825 in Greece History of Pylos Amphibious operations Sphacteria Sphacteria (1825) May 1825 Peloponnese in the Greek War of Independence