Battle of Itea

Battle of Itea
	Part of the Greek War of Independence
	; Painting depicting the Battle of Itea; by Yiannis Poulakas
Date	30 September 1827
Location	off Itea, Aegean Sea
Result	Greek victory
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic	Ottoman Empire Eyalet of Egypt;
Commanders and leaders
	Frank Abney Hastings
Strength
4 ships	3 schooners; 3 brigs; 3 transport ships; 1 gunboat
Casualties and losses
unknown	7 ships destroyed; two captured

The Battle of Itea (Greek: Ναυμαχία της Ιτέας) or Battle of Agali (Ναυμαχία της Αγκάλης) was a naval battle fought on 30 September 1827, in the Gulf of Corinth, during the Greek War of Independence. Under the command of British Philhellene, Frank Abney Hastings, a small Greek squadron launched a raid on an Ottoman fleet anchored near Itea.

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