Battle of Tanagra (426 BC)
- Battle of Tanagra (426 BC)
Infobox Military Conflict
colour_scheme=background:#cccccc
caption=
conflict=Battle of Tanagra
partof=the Peloponnesian War
date=426 BC
place=Tanagra
result=Athenian victory
combatant1=Athens
combatant2=Tanagra,
Thebes
commander1=Nicias,
Hipponicus,
Eurymedon
commander2=Unknown
strength1=2,000 hoplites
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=Unknown
The Battle of Tanagra was a battle in the Peloponnesian War in 426 BC between Athens and Tanagra.
In 426 Athens sent a fleet to the island of Melos consisting of 60 ships and 2,000 hoplites under the command of Nicias. Melos had refused to join the Delian League, and still refused to do so even when the Athenians plundered the island. The Athenians, however, did not conquer the island, but instead sailed to Oropus on the coast of Boeotia. The hoplites landed on shore and marched towards Tanagra, where they were joined by the main Athenian army that had been marching from Athens under Hipponicus and Eurymedon. They plundered the countryside, and the next day defeated a combined Tanagran and Theban army, but returned to Athens after the victory.
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