Battle of Phyle

Battle of Phyle
Part of Phyle Campaign

Map showing the three battles of the Phyle Campaign
Date12 Boedromion 404 BC
Location
Near Phyle, Attica
Result Athenian exile victory
Belligerents
Athenian exiles Spartan garrison of Athens
Commanders and leaders
Thrasybulus Callibius
Strength
700 infantry 700 infantry, two divisions of cavalry
Casualties and losses
Light 123 killed

The Battle of Phyle was fought between Athenian exiles who were seeking to restore democracy to Athens and a Spartan garrison trying to protect the oligarchic Thirty Tyrants. In the battle, 700 Athenian exiles under Thrasybulus decisively defeated Spartans and their Athenian cavalry in a dawn ambush.

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