Battle of Samos

Battle of Samos
Part of the Greek War of Independence

Artwork by Zografos and Makriyannis
Date5 August 1824 (Julian calendar)
Location
Off Samos, Aegean Sea
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Georgios Sachtouris
Konstantinos Kanaris		 Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha
Casualties and losses
6 fireships spent
3 dead		 3 ships and 100 guns destroyed
1,000 killed

The Battle of Samos (Greek: Ναυμαχία της Σάμου) was a naval battle fought on August 5–17, 1824 off the Greek island of Samos during the Greek War of Independence.

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