Battle of Pente Pigadia

Part of the First Balkan War

Date	21–23 October 1912 (O.S.)
Location	Beshpinar, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Pente Pigadia, Epirus, Greece)
Result	Greek victory

Belligerents

Greece

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Lt Gen Konstantinos Sapountzakis

Maj Gen Esat Pasha

Units involved

Army of Epirus

Yanya Corps

Strength

8,000 men
24 guns

14,000 men
32 guns

Casualties and losses

26 dead
222 wounded

Unknown

Coordinates: 39°23′10″N 20°54′46″E / 39.38611°N 20.91278°E / 39.38611; 20.91278

The Battle of Pente Pigadia or Battle of Beshpinar (Greek: Μάχη των Πέντε Πηγαδιών, Turkish: Beşpınar Muharebesi) was fought during the First Balkan War between the Ottomans and the Kingdom of Greece.

The Epirus sector was of a secondary importance to the Greek High Command, which was focused on the operations of the "Army of Thessaly" under Crown prince Constantine towards Macedonia and Thessaloniki. The initial Greek forces in the area consisted of barely 8,000 men of the 15th Infantry Regiment and five independent battalions, supported by 24 field guns, under Lieutenant General Konstantinos Sapountzakis. The Ottoman commander, Esat Pasha, had at his disposal the Yanya Corps, comprising the under-strength 23rd Regular Division and the 23rd Reserve Division, formed upon mobilization. Both had around 7,000 men each, supported by 32 guns.

The small strength of the Greek forces forbade a direct effort against the city of Ioannina, which was defended by the strong Ottoman fortified positions at Mt. Bizani, equipped with 112 guns. Therefore, the Hellenic Army had to limit itself to the liberation of Preveza on 2 November [O.S. 21 October] 1912 after a victory at Nicopolis the previous day.

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