Battle of Peta

The Battle of Peta or Battle of Petta was fought between the Greeks (with Philhellenes) led by Alexandros Mavrokordatos with Markos Botsaris and the Ottomans led by Omer Vrioni on 16 July 1822 (4 July Julian calendar). The conflict occurred on a hillside near the village of Peta in Epirus.

Battle of Peta
Part of the Greek War of Independence

The Battle of Peta
by Panagiotis Zographos
Date16 July 1822 (4 July Julian calendar)
Location
Peta, Sanjak of Ioannina, Ottoman Empire (now Arta, Greece)
39.1672798°N 21.0300179°E / 39.1672798; 21.0300179
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Markos Botsaris
Panagiotis Rodios
Karl von Normann-Ehrenfels
Jean-François-Maxime Raybaud		 Omer Vrioni
Strength
2,100
93 Philhellenes		 6,000-8,000
Casualties and losses
268+ dead (including 68 Philhellenes)
Many taken prisoner		 Unknown
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