Battle of Munychia
| Battle of Munychia | |||||||
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| Part of Phyle Campaign | |||||||
Map showing the three battles of the Phyle Campaign | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Athenian exiles | Thirty Tyrants | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thrasybulus | Critias † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 | Several thousand | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | 70 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Munychia was fought between Athenians exiled by the oligarchic government of the Thirty Tyrants and the forces of that government, supported by a Spartan garrison. In the battle, a substantially superior force composed of the Spartan garrison of Athens and the army of the oligarchic government attacked a hill in Piraeus (the Munychia) which had been seized by 1,000 exiles under Thrasybulus, but was defeated. After this defeat, the Thirty Tyrants were forced to flee to Eleusis.