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| Battle of Patras | |||||||
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| Part of theRusso-Turkish War of 1768–1774 | |||||||
 The Battle of Patras byJacob Philipp Hackert | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |  Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mikhail Konyaev [ru] | Mustafa Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7 warships: 2 ships of the line, 1 frigate, 3 sloops of war, 1 galliot | 25 warships: 9 frigates and 16 xebecs | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No ships lost | All frigates and 10 xebecs lost | ||||||
This battle took place on 6, 7, and 8 November 1772, during theRusso-Turkish War (1768–74) in theGulf of Patras,Greece, when a Russian fleet under Mikhail Konyaev defeated an Ottoman force offrigates andxebecs, destroying all 9 frigates and 10 out of 16 xebecs while losing no ships.
Konyaev leftLivorno on 6 September 1772, and from 5 October onwards, he cruised aroundCerigo withTchesma andGraf Orlov. On 23 October, he was joined bySv. Nikolai and on 27 October byZabiaka,Slava,Auza, andModon, which had been detached from Orlov's fleet atMykonos under Voinovitch. They brought news of an Ottoman force in theGulf of Patras, so Konyaev and Voinovitch combined forces to look for it.
On 5 November, they arrived nearPatras, and found 9 30-gun frigates and 12 xebecs at sea, plus 4 xebecs anchored under the guns of the fort.
On 6 November, they attacked with their smaller vessels in front due to the narrowness of the channel, and the Ottomans retreated. One xebec ran aground and was destroyed bySv. Nikolai,Zabiaka, andModon.Sv. Nikolai andSlava cut off a frigate and another xebec and forced them aground where they were abandoned, and then burnt byAuza. The remaining Ottomans took refuge under the fort.
In the afternoon of 7 November, the Russians attacked again, standing back and forth along the Ottoman line to no great effect.
On 8 November, they anchored near the Ottoman line, attacking around 11:30 am. By the time around 12 pm, several Ottoman vessels were on fire and abandoned; Konyaev weighed anchor and sent in the boats under protection ofSv. Nikolai,Zabiaka, andSlava to destroy or capture. 7 frigates and 8 xebecs were destroyed, while the remaining frigate and 6 xebecs sailed further up the gulf. The frigate soon ran aground and was destroyed bySlava.
On 15 November, Konyaev left for theAegean Sea.
Tchesma 80
Graf Orlov 66
Sv. Nikolai 26
Zabiaka 18
Slava 16
Auza 12
Modon 12
9 frigates of 30 guns - 1 destroyed on 6 November, 8 destroyed on 8 November
16 xebecs of 20-30 guns - 2 destroyed on 6 November, 8 destroyed on 8 November