Battle of Andros (1825)

Battle of Andros
	Part of the Greek War of Independence
Date	29 April 1825
Location	Andros37°50′11″N 24°53′53″E

The Battle of Andros took place on 29 April 1825 at Andros between the fleets of the Ottoman Empire and Revolutionary Greece.[1][2] The Greek fleet, under Georgios Sachtouris, comprising 20 warships and eight fireships, defeated the Ottoman fleet of 51 vessels by attacking and burning with two fireships the Ottoman flagship—a 66-gun ship of the line—and a 34-gun frigate.

The Ottoman fleet dispersed, allowing the Greeks to capture a sloop with its crew, as well five Austrian cargo ships destined to support the Ottoman Siege of Missolonghi.

References

Lambros Koutsonikas (1863). Γενική ιστορία της ελληνικής επαναστάσεως, Τόμος Α΄ (in Greek). Εν Αθήναις: Εκ του «Ευαγγέλιμου» Δ. Καρακατζάνη. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
George P. Kremos (1879). Χρονολόγια της Ελληνικής Ιστορίας : προς χρήσιν πάντος φιλομαθούς, ιδία δε των εν τοις γυμνασίοις μαθητών (in Greek). Εν Αθήναις: Τυπογραφείον Δημητρίου Ιασεμίδου. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

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[1] Lambros Koutsonikas (1863). Γενική ιστορία της ελληνικής επαναστάσεως, Τόμος Α΄ (in Greek). Εν Αθήναις: Εκ του «Ευαγγέλιμου» Δ. Καρακατζάνη. Retrieved 12 January 2011.

[2] George P. Kremos (1879). Χρονολόγια της Ελληνικής Ιστορίας : προς χρήσιν πάντος φιλομαθούς, ιδία δε των εν τοις γυμνασίοις μαθητών (in Greek). Εν Αθήναις: Τυπογραφείον Δημητρίου Ιασεμίδου. Retrieved 30 May 2010.