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Battle of Velestino

Battle of Velestino was a battle fought on 27 April 1897 at Velestino, in what is now Greece; it lasted 9 days. It was part of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. The recorded result: 1st Battle: Greek victory; 2nd Battle: Ottoman victory.

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Greek painting of the Battle of Velestino during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897
Greek painting of the Battle of Velestino during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. Karl Haupt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 April 1897lasted 9 days
WhereVelestino, Greece39.382N, 22.745E
Outcome1st Battle: Greek victory; 2nd Battle: Ottoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstGreece
Part ofGreco-Turkish War of 18971897

Where it sits in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897

Battle of Pente Pigadia, 1897Battle of Voukolies, 1897Battle of Livadeia, 1897Battle of Farsala, 1897Battle of Velestino, 1897Battle of Domokos, 189718971897Battle of Velestino, 1897
6 placed engagements of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 April 1897
to 6 May 1897
PlaceVelestino, Greece
39.382N, 22.745E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1st Battle:1 infantry regiment, 12 cavalry companies, 1 artillery battery; 2nd Battle: 17 battalions, 4 cavalry companies, 4 artillery batteries1st Battle:6.5 (later 7.5) infantry battalions, 2 (later 3) artillery batteries; 2nd Battle: 11 battalions, 4 cavalry companies, 3 artillery batteries
Casualties and losses1st Battle: 138 killed, 254 wounded; 2nd Battle: 59 killed, 361 wounded1st Battle: 28 killed, 142 wounded; 2nd Battle: 73 killed, 306 wounded
Commanders
  • Edhem Pasha
  • Mahmud Muhtar Pasha
  • Hakkı Şinasi Erel
  • Konstantinos Smolenskis
Battle of VelestinoBattle of VelestinoBattle of CynoscephalaeBattle of CynoscephalaeBattle of DemetriasBattle of HalmyrosBattle of PharsalusBattle of CynoscephalaeBattle of HalmyrosPatraLarissaIoaninaAgrinioChalkidaKateriniLamiaErsekë100 km39.382N, 22.745E
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Battle of Velestino is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q61675345, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Velestino, revision 1374721988, 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.