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Battle of Mati
1897
22-23 April 1897
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type of battle

war or event

1st Greco-Turkish War

at a glance

coordinates unknown

location

modern country

Despite checks at Nezeros and Vigla as he advanced into Thessaly, days later Edhem Pasha assembled a large Ottoman force near Mati against Greek Crown Prince Constantine, supported by Colonels Mastrapas and Mavromichalis. After action north from Tyrnavos, the Turks launched a bloody assault and the Greeks fled south through Larissa to Velestino and Pharsalus.


   
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