The Battle of Gerontas as a naval battle fought close to the island of Leros in the southeast Aegean Sea on 29 August 1824 (O.S.) between Greece First Hellenic Republic and the Byzantine Empire.
The Battle of Gerontas (Greek:   ) was a naval battle fought close to the island of Leros in the southeast Aegean Sea. On August 29 (O.S.), 1824, a Greek fleet of 75 ships defeated an Ottoman armada of 100 ships contributed to by Egypt, Tunisia and Tripoli. Ottoman Empire 
