battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Vasilika
Battle of Vasilika was a battle fought on 25 August 1821 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. Recorded strength: 1,600–2,300 against 5,000–8,000.
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Record
| Date | 25 August 1821 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Greece 38.708N, 22.754E | |
| Part of | Greek War of Independence (1821 to 1829) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Greek victory | |
| Belligerents | 23px|border Greek revolutionaries | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | Ioannis Gouras; Dimitrios Panourgias; Ioannis Dyovouniotis; Odysseas Androutsos | Behram Pasha |
| Strength | 1,600–2,300 | 5,000–8,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 700 dead, 1 officer dead, 800 horses, 18 flags, 7 cannons |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Corinth 197 BC, 8.4 km
- Siege of Elateia 198 BC, 8.4 km
- Siege of Mendenítsa 1821, 13 km
- Battle of Thermopylae 279 BCE 279 BC, 20 km
- Battle of Thermopylae 323 BC, 20 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Trench 10 August 1821
- After: Siege of Tripolitsa 23 September 1821
- All 47 engagements of Greek War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1821
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- Battle of Erzurum Turkey
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Battle of Vasilika 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 Q3403037, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vasilika, revision 1370592210, 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.