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Battle of Kamateros
	Part of Greek War of Independence
Date	5 February 1827
Location	Kamatero, Greece
Result	Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Constantin Denis Bourbaki † ; Dimitrios Kallergis ; Vasos Mavrovouniotis ; Panagiotakis Notaras	Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Strength
	2,800 soldiers
Casualties and losses
	500 soldiers

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The Battle of Kamatero was fought on the night of 5 February 1827 in Kamatero, Greece (near Menidi) between the Ottoman forces of Reşid Mehmed Pasha and Greek irregulars led by French Colonel Denis Bourbaki (his father was a Greek from Cephalonia).^[1]

Battle

The battle helped to distract Reshid Pasha's forces from engaging the armies of British general Thomas Gordon while they were completing their defensive fortifications on the hill of Munychia. Colonel Bourbaki was a distinguished cavalry officer in the French military and was accompanied by 800 rebel soldiers. Moreover, he was supported by commanders Vassos Mavrovouniotis and Panayotaki Notaras who each led 1,000 Greek soldiers. During the course of the battle, Colonel Bourbaki led his forces to a plain and rushed into battle while simultaneously expecting his colleagues to support him. Unfortunately, they fled and abandoned Colonel Bourbaki. Even though the colonel fought bravely alongside his men, he was ultimately killed along with 500 Greek soldiers.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Finlay, pp. 131-132.

Bibliography

Finlay, George. History of the Greek Revolution. W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861 (Harvard University).

[Finlay,_pp._131-132-1] Finlay, pp. 131-132.

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 ==Battle==
-The battle helped to distract Reshid Pasha's forces from engaging the armies of [[United Kingdom|British]] general [[Thomas Gordon (British Army officer)|Thomas Gordon]] while they were completing their defensive fortifications on the hill of [[Munychia]]. Colonel Bourbakis was a distinguished cavalry officer in the [[France|French]] military and was accompanied by 800 Greek rebel soldiers. Moreover, he was supported by commanders Vassos Mavrovouniotis and Panayotaki Notaras who each led 1000 Greek soldiers. During the course of the battle, Colonel Bourbakis led his forces to a plain and rushed into battle while simultaneously expecting his colleagues to support him. Unfortunately, they fled and abandoned Colonel Bourbakis. Even though the colonel fought bravely alongside his men, he was ultimately killed along with 500 Greek soldiers.<ref name="Finlay, pp. 131-132"/>
+The battle helped to distract Reshid Pasha's forces from engaging the armies of [[United Kingdom|British]] general [[Thomas Gordon (British Army officer)|Thomas Gordon]] while they were completing their defensive fortifications on the hill of [[Munychia]]. Colonel Bourbaki was a distinguished cavalry officer in the [[France|French]] military and was accompanied by {{formatnum:800}} rebel soldiers. Moreover, he was supported by commanders Vassos Mavrovouniotis and Panayotaki Notaras who each led {{formatnum:1000}} Greek soldiers. During the course of the battle, Colonel Bourbaki led his forces to a plain and rushed into battle while simultaneously expecting his colleagues to support him. Unfortunately, they fled and abandoned Colonel Bourbaki. Even though the colonel fought bravely alongside his men, he was ultimately killed along with {{formatnum:500}} Greek soldiers.<ref name="Finlay, pp. 131-132"/>
 ==References==