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Battle of Lechaeum

Battle of Lechaeum was a battle fought in 391 BC at Corinth, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Corinthian War, which ran from 395 BC to 387 BC. The recorded result: Athenian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown, but force composed almost entirely of peltasts. against 600 hoplites.

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Battle of Lechaeum
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Fought391 BC
WhereCorinth, Greece37.934N, 22.884E
OutcomeAthenian victory
BelligerentsAthensagainstSparta
Casualties and lossesMinimaland250 killed
Part ofCorinthian War395 BC to 387 BC

Where it sits in the Corinthian War

Battle of Haliartus, 395 BCBattle of Coronea, 394 BCBattle of Nemea, 394 BCBattle of Corinth, 392 BCBattle of Lechaeum, 391 BCBattle of Cremaste, 388 BC395 BC388 BCBattle of Lechaeum, 391 BC
6 placed engagements of the Corinthian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date391 BC (year precision)
PlaceCorinth, Greece
37.934N, 22.884E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknown, but force composed almost entirely of peltasts.600 hoplites
Casualties and lossesMinimal250 killed
Commanders
  • Iphicrates
Battle of LechaeumBattle of LechaeumBattle of CorinthSiege of CorinthSiege of CorinthSiege of the Hexamilion WallBattle of NemeaBattle of NemeaPatraKalamataAgrinioChalkidaTripoliPirgosErmoupoliLamia100 km37.934N, 22.884E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 391 BC and 1463.

In the same war

Battle of Lechaeum is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q278903, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lechaeum, revision 1370268011, 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.