Battle of Maniaki

Battle of Maniaki
Part of the Greek War of Independence

A stamp depicting the Battle of Maniaki
Date20 May 1825
Location
Maniaki, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Messenia, Greece)
Result Egyptian victory
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic Egypt Eyalet
Commanders and leaders
Grigorios Papaflessas †
Pieros Voidis †		 Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Strength
1,000–1,500 6,000+
Casualties and losses
800–1,000 dead 400–600 dead

The Battle of Maniaki was fought on May 20, 1825, in Maniaki, Greece (in the hills east of Gargalianoi) between Egyptian forces led by Ibrahim Pasha and Greek forces led by Papaflessas.

The battle ended in an Egyptian victory, during which both Greek commanders, Grigorios Papaflessas and Pieros Voidis, were killed in action.

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