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Battle of Chios

Battle of Chios was a battle fought on 24 November 1912 at Chios, in what is now Greece. It was part of First Balkan War, which ran from 1912 to 1913.

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Liberation of Chios, 1912-1920
Liberation of Chios, 1912-1920. Aristides Glykas (1870-1940), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date24 November 1912
PlaceChios, Greece
38.377N, 26.065E
Part ofFirst Balkan War (1912 to 1913)
KindBattle, nineteenth century
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Battle of Chios is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q116252514, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chios (1912), revision 1370437100, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.