Battle of Sphacteria (1825)

Battle of Sphacteria
Part of the Greek War of Independence
The "Sortie of the Aris" through the entire Ottoman fleet's blockade of Navarino on 25 April 1825 by Konstantinos Volanakis
Date 8 May 1825 Location Sphacteria, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Messenia, Greece) 36°55′48″N 21°39′57″E / 36.9301°N 21.6657°E / 36.9301; 21.6657 Result Egyptian victory
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic	Egypt Eyalet
Commanders and leaders
Anastasios Tsamados  † Anagnostaras  † Alexandros Mavrokordatos	Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Strength
1,000[1] 8 ships	3,000 ~45 ships
Casualties and losses
350 dead[2]	Unknown

The Battle of Sphacteria took place during the Greek War of Independence on 8 May 1825 in Sphacteria between the Egyptian forces of Ibrahim Pasha and Greek forces led by Captain Anastasios Tsamados along with Alexandros Mavrokordatos.