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Raid on Erikli

Raid on Erikli was a battle fought in 1919 at Thessaloniki, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Thessaloniki. It was part of the Greco-Turkish War, which ran from 1919 to 1922. The recorded result: Turkish victory. Recorded strength: 3 Evzones companies (700 men) against 40 men.

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Fought1919
WhereThessaloniki, Greece40.640N, 22.936E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTurkish victory
BelligerentsGreeceagainstKuva-yi Milliye
Casualties and losses30 killed and 40 woundedand7 killed and 10 wounded
Part ofGreco-Turkish War1919 to 1922

Where it sits in the Greco-Turkish War

Greek landing at Smyrna, 1919Urla Clashes, 1919Malgaç Raid, 1919Raid on Bergama, 1919Raid on Erbeyli, 1919Raid on Erikli, 1919Battle of Aydın, 1919Battle of the Gediz, 1920Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir, 1921First Battle of İnönü, 1921Second Battle of İnönü, 1921Battle of Sakarya, 1921Battle of Dumlupınar, 1922Turkish capture of Smyrna, 192219191922Raid on Erikli, 1919
14 placed engagements of the Greco-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1919 (year precision)
to 1919
PlaceThessaloniki, Greece
40.640N, 22.936E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength3 Evzones companies (700 men)40 men
Casualties and losses30 killed and 40 wounded7 killed and 10 wounded
Raid on ErikliRaid on ErikliBattle of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSack of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of ThessalonicaLarissaBitolaIoaninaSeresKateriniXanthiKavala100 km40.640N, 22.936E
Placed at Thessaloniki; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Raid on Erikli is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6077424, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Erikli, revision 1370705750, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.