Battle of the Trench (1821)

The Battle of the Trench (Greek: Μάχη της Γράνας) was fought near Tripolitsa in Arcadia in August 1821 between the Greek revolutionary forces led by Theodoros Kolokotronis and the Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa during the first year of the Greek War of Independence. The battle ended with the complete victory of the Greeks.

Battle of the Trench
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Date10 August 1821
Location
Loukas, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Arcadia, Greece)
37.566°N 22.460°E / 37.566; 22.460
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Dimitris Plapoutas
Dimitrios Deligiannis
Ioannis Dagres		 Ali Bey (DOW)
Kabır Kehaya †
Abdul Bölükbaşı †
Strength
~2,000 3,000
Casualties and losses
30 killed
Numerous wounded		 400 killed
Numerous wounded
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