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Battle of Amourgelles

When
20 August 1823
Where
Amourgelles
Part of
Egyptian and Albanian troops overturn the Greek revolt on Crete

Cretan forces under Tombazis were defeated by Hussein Bey's larger force, losing 300 men.

Emmanouil Tombazis gathered 3,000 men in Gergeri to face Hussein Bey. The Cretans were defeated by the much larger and better-organized joint Turkish-Egyptian force. The battle resulted in the loss of 300 men for the Cretan side.

Sources

  1. Greek War of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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