Battle of Maniaki (Greece vs Egypt) - Historum

Konstantinos · May 20th, 2012, 03:47 AM

The battle of Maniaki happened 187 years ago. My ancestor Athanasios Pekos (Mpalas) died in this battle for the freedom of Greece. I thank him.

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Nikator · May 20th, 2012, 04:26 AM

30% fatality rate seems quite high for what was effectively a Napoleonic-era battle (or maybe even less advanced considering it was the new Greek nation versus backwards Egypt). Or is that rate of fatalities (let alone casualties) normal for a defeated army of the period?

Larrey · May 20th, 2012, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikator

30% fatality rate seems quite high for what was effectively a Napoleonic-era battle (or maybe even less advanced considering it was the new Greek nation versus backwards Egypt). Or is that rate of fatalities (let alone casualties) normal for a defeated army of the period?

The Khedives of Egypt were Albanians, and their power rested on access to Albanian troops trained in a pretty standard European fashion of the day. (Not too sure about the sources referencing them as "Arabs" here.)