Battle of Tanagra (426 BC)

Not to be confused with the Battle of Tanagra (457 BC), an earlier battle at Tanagra during the First Peloponnesian War.

The Battle of Tanagra took place during the Peloponnesian War in 426 BC between Athens, Tanagra and Thebes.

Battle of Tanagra
Part of the Peloponnesian War
Date 426 BC Location Tanagra Result Athenian victory
Belligerents
Athens	Tanagra, Thebes
Commanders and leaders
Nicias, Hipponicus, Eurymedon	Unknown
Strength
2,000 hoplites	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

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.