Battle of Abydos

Battle of Abydos
	Part of Peloponnesian War
Date	November 411 BC
Location	Near Abydos, in the Hellespont; (modern-day Nara Burnu, Çanakkale, Turkey)
Result	Athenian victory
Belligerents
Athens	Sparta and allies
Commanders and leaders
Thrasybulus,; Thrasyllus,; Alcibiades	Mindarus
Strength
74 ships + 18 ships (reinforcement)	97 ships
Casualties and losses
Minimal	30 ships

The Battle of Abydos was an Athenian naval victory in the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, the Spartan fleet, under Mindarus, attempted to rescue a small allied fleet that had been driven ashore at Dardanus, but was attacked by the Athenian fleet, under Thrasybulus. The fighting was evenly contested for a great length of time, but towards evening, the arrival of Alcibiades with Athenian reinforcements tipped the balance in favor of the Athenians, and the Peloponnesians were forced to flee back to their base at Abydos, suffering heavy losses along the way.