Battle of Lade (201 BC)

Battle of Lade (201 BC)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict= Battle of Lade(201)
partof= the Cretan War


caption=
date= 201 BC
place= Lade of the shore of Asia Minor
result= Macedonian victory
combatant1=Macedon
combatant2=Rhodes
commander1= Philip V of Macedon
commander2= Cleonaeus of Rhodes
strength1= -
strength2= -
casualties1= -
casualties2= -
The Battle of Lade was fought between the navy of Rhodes and the navy of Macedon. The battle took place in 202 BC and it was part of the Cretan War. The battle was fought off the shore of Asia Minor and between the island of Lade. The battle ended in a crushing victory for the Macedonians and it nearly spelled the end for the Rhodians but the result of this battle caused the Romans to intervene and Rhodes was saved.

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