French occupation of Thessaly

French occupation of Thessaly
Part of National Schism of WWI
Venizelos returning to Greece following the end of the Campaign, July 1917
Date June 11, 1917-June 26, 1917 Location Thessaly, Greece
Belligerents
Provisional Government of National Defence  France	Kingdom of Greece
Commanders and leaders
Maurice Sarrail	Constantine I Athanasios Frangou
Units involved
two infantry regiments with three infantry battalions each; four cavalry regiments; two artillery divisions and two aircraft squadrons	1/38 National Guard Command
Strength
20,000	800
Casualties and losses
59 killed	7 killed, 15 wounded

The French occupation of Thessaly took place in June 1917, during the First World War, as part of the Allied intervention in the Greek National Schism. The chief military clash of the occupation became known as the Battle of the Flag (Greek: μάχη της σημαίας).