battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Skuleni
Battle of Skuleni was a battle fought on 11 July 1821 at Sculeni, in what is now Moldova. It was part of the Greek War of Independence, which ran from 1821 to 1829. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 400–500 against 5,000.
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Record
| Date | 11 July 1821 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Sculeni, Moldova 47.317N, 27.633E | |
| Part of | Greek War of Independence (1821 to 1829) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Ottoman victory | |
| Belligerents | Greek revolutionaries | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | George Kantakouzenos; Giorgakis Olympios; Yiannis Pharmakis; Athanasios Agrafiotis | Unknown |
| Strength | 400–500 | 5,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 375 | Unknown |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Thessalonica 20 June 1821
- After: Battle of Kavofonias 15 July 1821
- All 47 engagements of Greek War of Independence
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Battle of Skuleni is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 6 in present-day Moldova.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2093780, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sculeni, revision 1370588869, 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.