Battle of Velestino
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battle-of-velestino-230-3917876
title:
Battle of Velestino
text:
The Battle of Velestino comprised two separate combats, which took place on 27 April [O.S. 15 April] 1897–30 April [O.S. 18 April] 1897 and 5 May [O.S. 23 April] 1897–6 May [O.S. 24 April] 1897, between the Greek and Ottoman armies at Velestino in Thessaly, as part of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. The pass of Velestino controlled the road and railway lines linking the port city of Volos with the interior of the Thessalian plain. As the Greek army withdrew from Larissa to Farsala, a reinforced b
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Two battles during the Greco-Ottoman War of 1897
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Velestino
date created:
2013-11-23T05:30:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T20:34:08Z
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