Battle of the Trench (1821)
Battle during the Greek War of Independence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of the Trench (Greek: Μάχη της Γράνας) was fought near Tripolitsa in Arcadia in August 1821 between the Greek revolutionary forces led by Theodoros Kolokotronis and the Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa during the first year of the Greek War of Independence. The battle ended with the complete victory of the Greeks.
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Battle of the Trench | |||||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Theodoros Kolokotronis Dimitris Plapoutas Dimitrios Deligiannis Ioannis Dagres |
Ali Bey (DOW) Kabır Kehaya † Abdul Bölükbaşı † | ||||||
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~2,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
30 killed Numerous wounded |
400 killed Numerous wounded |
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