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Battle of Megara

Battle of Megara was a battle fought in 424 BC at Megara, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Megara. It was part of the Peloponnesian War, which ran from 431 BC to 404 BC. The recorded result: Spartan victory.

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Fought424 BC
WhereMegara, Greece37.995N, 23.342E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSpartan victory
BelligerentsAthensagainstMegara; Sparta
Part ofPeloponnesian War431 BC to 404 BC

Where it sits in the Peloponnesian War

Battle of Sybota, 433 BCBattle of Potidaea, 432 BCBattle of Plataea, 431 BCBattle of Naupactus, 429 BCBattle of Spartolos, 429 BCBattle of Rhium, 429 BCSiege of Plataea, 429 BCBattle of Corcyra, 427 BCBattle of Tanagra, 426 BCAetolian Campaign, 426 BCBattle of Sphacteria, 425 BCBattle of Pylos, 425 BCBattle of Solygeia, 425 BCBattle of Delium, 424 BCBattle of Megara, 424 BCBattle of Mantinea, 418 BCBattle of Orneae, 417 BCBattle of Melos, 415 BCBattle of Milet, 412 BCBattle of Abydos, 411 BCBattle of Cynossema, 411 BCBattle of Syme, 411 BCBattle of Eretria, 411 BCBattle of Cyzicus, 410 BCBattle of Ephesus, 409 BCSiege of Chalcedon, 409 BCSiege of Byzantium, 408 BCSiege of Andros, 408 BCBattle of Notium, 406 BCSiege of Athens, 404 BC433 BC404 BCBattle of Megara, 424 BC
30 placed engagements of the Peloponnesian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date424 BC (year precision)
PlaceMegara, Greece
37.995N, 23.342E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength600 Athenian hoplites under Hippocrates; Unknown number of light-armed Plataeans and Athenian hoplites under Demosthenes; 4,000 Athenian hoplites and 600 cavalry in the second waveMegara; Unknown number of Megarian militia; Brasidas' taskforce; 2,700 Corinthian hoplites; 400 hoplites from Phlius; 700 hoplites from Sicyon; Boeotian reinforcements; 2,200 Boeotian hoplites; 600 Boeotian cavalry
Commanders
  • Hippocrates of Athens
  • Demosthenes (general)
Battle of MegaraBattle of MegaraBattle of SalamisBattle of PlataeaSiege of PlataeaExecutions of KokkiniaBattle of PlataeaBattle of SalamisBattle of PlataeaBattle of PlataeaPatraKalamataAgrinioChalkidaTripoliPirgosErmoupoliLamia100 km37.995N, 23.342E
Placed at Megara; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Megara is one of 102 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871707, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Megara, revision 1370449452, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.