Battle of Patras (1772)
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.
| Battle of Patras | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 | |||||||
The Battle of Patras by Jacob Philipp Hackert | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire |
Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mikhail Konyaev | Mustafa Pasha | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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