Battle of Gerontas
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The Battle of Gerontas was a naval battle fought close to the island of Leros in the southeast Aegean Sea. On 10 September [O.S. 29 August] 1824, a Greek fleet of 75 ships defeated an Ottoman armada of 100 ships contributed by Egypt, Tunisia and Tripoli.
1824
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HMS Eclipse, HMS Hurworth, HMS Intrepid,
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Location: 37.202, 27.17, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
10 places
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1824 Battle of Gerontas
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Andrea Miaoulis by Peter von Hess
Map of the battle of Gerontas
Andreas Miaoulis defeats the Turkish fleet at Kos| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 42 | Battle of Cape Myndus | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 333 | Siege of Halicarnassus | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1774 | Battle of Bodrum | Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1824 | Battle of Gerontas | Ottoman Empire, First Hellenic Republic, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle of Leros | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1996 | Imia/Kardak crisis | crisis, military intervention | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Strobilos | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Eclipse | E-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Intrepid | I-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1941 | HMS Hurworth | destroyer escort, shipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Andrea Miaoulis by Peter von Hess | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Map of the battle of Gerontas | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Andreas Miaoulis defeats the Turkish fleet at Kos | Commons | ||
