Siege of Butrint (1798)
| Siege of Butrint (1798) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Revolutionary France | Pashalik of Yanina | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Nicolas Gregoire Aulmont of Verrières Louis Chabot | Ali Pasha of Janina | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 20,000 | ||||||||
The siege of Butrint took place on 18–25 October [O.S. 7–14 October] 1798 between the armed forces of Revolutionary France and the autonomous Ottoman-Albanian ruler, Ali Pasha of Janina.