Showing posts with label Greek War of Independence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greek War of Independence. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Sunday, August 29, 1824. Battle of Gerontas (Ναυμαχία του Γέροντα).

The Battle of Gerontas (Ναυμαχία του Γέροντα) was fought in the southeast Aegean, seeing 75 small Greek vessels defeat an Ottoman armada of 100 vessels contributed by various parts of the Ottoman Empire.  The engagement was one of the most significant of the Greek War of Independence, fought from 1821 to 1829, which freed Greece from Ottoman rule.


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Tuesday, August 24, 1824. Shipping Up To Boston with Lafayette.