Siege of Butrint (1798) | |||||||||
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Part of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Revolutionary France | Pashalik of Yanina | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Nicolas Grégoire Aulmont de Verrières Louis Chabot | Ali Pasha of Janina | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | 20,000[1] |
The siege of Butrint took place on 18–25 October [O.S. 7–14 October] 1798 between the armed forces of Revolutionary France and the autonomous Ottoman-Albanian ruler, Ali Pasha of Janina.