Battle of Phyle

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Battle of Phyle
Part of Phyle Campaign
Map showing the three battles of the Phyle Campaign
Date 12 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.