Battle of Lesbos (1912)

Battle of Lesbos
Part of the First Balkan War
Greek troops land at Mytilene, 21 November 1912
Date 21 November – 21 December 1912 Location Lesbos Result Greek victory, capture of Lesbos
Belligerents
Greece	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Pavlos Kountouriotis Apollodoros Syrmakezis	Abdul Ghani  (POW)
Strength
3,175	3,600
Casualties and losses
9 killed, 81 wounded	Ottoman garrison captured

The Battle of Lesbos took place from 21 November – 21 December 1912 during the First Balkan War, resulting in the capture of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos by the Kingdom of Greece.