battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Kalamata
Battle of Kalamata was a battle fought on 22 March 1821 at Kalamata, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Greek War of Independence, which ran from 1821 to 1829. The recorded result: Greek victory; Formation of the Messenian Senate. Recorded strength: border|23px 3,000; border|23px 150 against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | 22 March 1821 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kalamata, Greece 37.017N, 22.100E | |
| Part of | Greek War of Independence (1821 to 1829) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Greek victory; Formation of the Messenian Senate | |
| Belligerents | border|23px Greek revolutionies; border|23px Maniot Forces | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | border|23pxTheodoros Kolokotronis; border|23px Dimitrios Papatsonis; border|23px Papaflessas; border|23px Anagnostaras; border|23px Nikitaras; border|23px Petrobey Mavromichalis | Ottoman Empire Suleiman Pasha Arnautoglu |
| Strength | border|23px 3,000; border|23px 150 | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Kalamata 1685, 2.7 km
- Battle of Makryplagi 1263, 19 km
- Battle of Meligalas 1944, 26 km
- Siege of Coron (1685) 1685, 28 km
- Siege of Gardiki-Arcadia 1460, 28 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Monemvasia 15 March 1821
- After: Siege of Neokastro 25 March 1821
- All 47 engagements of Greek War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1821
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- Battle of Erzurum Turkey
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- Second Battle of Huachi Ecuador
Battle of Kalamata is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q13628984, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Liberation of Kalamata, revision 1370626787, 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.