battle, notable, nineteenth century
Battle of Dragashani
Battle of Dragashani was a battle fought on 7 June 1821 at Drăgășani, in what is now Romania. It was part of the Greek War of Independence, which ran from 1821 to 1829. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 500 infantry; 500 cavalry against 2,000 cavalry.
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Record
| Date | 7 June 1821 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Drăgășani, Romania 44.661N, 24.261E | |
| Part of | Greek War of Independence (1821 to 1829) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Ottoman victory | |
| Belligerents | Greek Revolutionaries; Sacred Band | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | Alexandros Ypsilantis; Nikolaos Ypsilantis; Giorgakis Olympios; Athanasios Tsakalov; Nikolaos Ypsilantis; Vasileios Karavias | Kara Ahmed |
| Strength | 500 infantry; 500 cavalry | 2,000 cavalry |
| Casualties and losses | 400+ dead | Unknown |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Doliana 18 May 1821
- After: Battle of Lalas 9 June 1821
- All 47 engagements of Greek War of Independence
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Battle of Dragashani is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 60 in present-day Romania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888462, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Drăgășani, revision 1370439397, 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.