Battle of Patras (1772)

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Battle of Patras
Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774
The Battle of Patras by Jacob Philipp Hackert
Date 6–8 November 1772 Location near Patrai, Morea Eyalet (now in Greece) Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Konyaev [ru]	Mustafa Pasha
Strength
7 warships: 2 ships of the line, 1 frigate, 3 sloops of war, 1 galliot	25 warships: 9 frigates and 16 xebecs
Casualties and losses
no ships lost	all frigates and 10 xebecs lost

This battle took place on 6, 7, and 8 November 1772, during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–74) in the Gulf of Patras, Greece, when a Russian fleet under Mikhail Konyaev defeated an Ottoman force of frigates and xebecs, destroying all 9 frigates and 10 out of 16 xebecs while losing no ships.