Battle of Lechaeum
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The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athenian peltasts
ⓘ
Spartan heavy infantry ⓘ |
| campaign | operations around Corinth in the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy Spartan casualties
ⓘ
light Athenian casualties ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurred after the Battle of Nemea
ⓘ
occurred before the end of the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athenian forces
ⓘ
Spartan forces ⓘ |
| commandedBySide | Athenian forces were commanded by Iphicrates ⓘ |
| commander | Iphicrates ⓘ |
| conflict | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| date | 390 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the port of Corinth on the Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| involvedAlliance | Athenian allies in the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| involvedCityState | Corinth ⓘ |
| largerForce | Spartan mora ⓘ |
| location |
Lechaeum
ⓘ
near Corinth ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation | systematic use of peltasts in skirmishing tactics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of a Spartan mora
ⓘ
effective use of peltasts against hoplites ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Spartan mora commander ⓘ |
| opposingUnitType |
Spartan hoplites
ⓘ
Spartan mora ⓘ |
| opposingWeaponType |
hoplite shields
ⓘ
spears ⓘ |
| partOf | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Xenophon's Hellenica
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surface form:
Xenophon’s Hellenica
|
| relatedTo |
Iphicratean reforms
ⓘ
Peloponnesian military tactics ⓘ |
| result | Athenian victory ⓘ |
| smallerForce | Athenian force ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | weakened Spartan land dominance ⓘ |
| tacticalSignificance |
demonstrated vulnerability of hoplites to light infantry
ⓘ
showed effectiveness of hit-and-run tactics ⓘ |
| terrain | open ground near the road between Corinth and Lechaeum ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryUnitType |
light infantry
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peltasts ⓘ |
| weaponTypeUsed |
javelins
ⓘ
shields ⓘ |
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