Battle of Gerontas

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.

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1824  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval battle, Ottoman Empire, First Hellenic Republic, Greece, 

HMS Eclipse, HMS Hurworth, HMS Intrepid, 

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Location: 37.202, 27.17, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1824-09-10T00:00:00Z

1824-09-10T00:00:00Z

1824 Battle of Gerontas

0042-01-01T00:00:00Z

0042-01-01T00:00:00Z

-42 Battle of Cape Myndus

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0333-01-01T00:00:00Z

-333 Siege of Halicarnassus

1774-04-15T00:00:00Z

1774-04-15T00:00:00Z

1774 Battle of Bodrum

1943-09-26T00:00:00Z

1943-11-16T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of Leros

1996-01-25T00:00:00Z

1996-01-31T00:00:00Z

1996 Imia/Kardak crisis

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Frameless

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