Battle of Gerontas

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Battle of Gerontas
Part of Greek War of Independence
Date August 29, 1824 Location Southeast Aegean Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek Navy	Ottoman Navy
Commanders
Admiral Andreas Miaoulis	Koca Mehmed Hüsrev Pasha
Strength
75 vessels	100 warships, 300 cargo vessels
Casualties and losses
Unknown	At least 30 vessels

The Battle of Gerontas (Greek: Ναυμαχία του Γέροντα) was a naval battle fought close to the island of Leros in the southeast Aegean Sea. On August 29, 1824, a Greek fleet of 75 ships defeated an Ottoman armada of 400 ships contributed to by Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria.^[1] The Ottoman fleet which was en route to land troops on the island of Samos lost at least 30 vessels.^[2]

The Battle of Gerontas was one of the most decisive naval engagements of the Greek war of Independence and secured the island of Samos under Greek control.

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