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This battle took place on 6, 7 and 8 November 1772, during the Russo-Turkish War (1768-74) in the Gulf of Patras, Greece, when a Russian fleet under Konyaev defeated an Ottoman force of frigates and xebecs, destroying all 9 frigates and 10 out of 16 xebecs and losing no ships. ==History== Konyaev had left Livorno on 6 September 1772 and from 5 October cruised around Cerigo with ''Tchesma'' and ''Graf Orlov''. On 23 October he was joined by ''Sv. Nikolai'' and on 27 October by ''Zabiaka'', ''Slava'', ''Auza'' and ''Modon'', which had been detached from Orlov's fleet at Mikono under Voinovitch. They brought news of an Ottoman force in the Gulf of Patras, so Konyaev and Voinovitch combined forces to look for it. On 5 November they arrived near Patras, 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 by ''Sv. Nikolai'', ''Zabiaka'' and ''Modon''. ''Sv. Nikolai'' and ''Slava'' cut off a frigate and another xebec and forced them aground where they were abandoned, and then burnt by ''Auza''. 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 and attacked at around 11.30am. By about 12pm several Ottoman vessels were on fire and abandoned, and Konyaev weighed anchor and sent in the boats under protection of ''Sv. Nikolai'', ''Zabiaka'' and ''Slava'' to destroy or capture. 7 frigates and 8 xebecs were destroyed, the remaining frigate and 6 xebecs sailing further up the gulf. The frigate soon ran aground and was destroyed by ''Slava''. On 15 November Konyaev left for the Aegean Sea. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Patras」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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