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Battle of Vromopigada

Battle of Vromopigada was a battle fought in 1770 at Parasyros, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Ottoman invasion of Mani. The recorded result: Maniot victory. Recorded strength: 7,000 against 16,000.

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Fought1770
WhereParasyros, Greece36.667N, 22.500E
OutcomeManiot victory
Belligerents23px ManiagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand10,000
Part ofOttoman invasion of Mani

Record

Date1770 (year precision)
PlaceParasyros, Greece
36.667N, 22.500E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength7,00016,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown10,000
Commanders
  • Zanetos Grigorakis
Battle of VromopigadaBattle of VromopigadaBattle of GythiumSiege of KastaniaSiege of SpartaSiege of MonemvasiaSiege of Coron (1685)Siege of KastaniaSiege of SpartaSiege of Coron (1685)TripoliPirgosHania100 km36.667N, 22.500E
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Elsewhere in 1770

Battle of Vromopigada is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872696, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vromopigada, revision 1370592733, 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.