Battle of the Trench (1821)

Battle of the Trench
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Date 10 August 1821 [a] Location Loukas, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Arcadia, Greece) 37°33′58″N 22°27′36″E / 37.566°N 22.460°E / 37.566; 22.460 Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Theodoros Kolokotronis Dimitris Plapoutas Dimitrios Deligiannis Ioannis Dagres	Ali Bey (DOW) Kabır Kehaya † Abdul Bölükbaşı †
Strength
~2,000	3,000
Casualties and losses
30 killed Numerous wounded	400 killed Numerous wounded

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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