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Battle of the Echinades (1427) 1427

Battle of the Echinades (1427): Peloponnese Middle Ages map-en
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1427Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationGreeceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictByzantine–Latin warsWikidata P361
Coordinates38.3667, 21.0667Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of the Echinades was fought in 1427 among the Echinades islands off western Greece between the fleets of Carlo I Tocco and the Byzantine Empire. The battle was a decisive Byzantine victory, the last in the Empire's naval history, and led to the consolidation of the Peloponnese under the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea.

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Location

38.3667, 21.0667 · Greece

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