471 BCE
469 BCE
Crete
Greek victory
Republic of Greece
Themistocles
Multiple
20,000 soldiers 300 ships
12,000 soldiers 140 ships
3,000 killed
9,000 killed
The Cretan War was a war fought between the new Republic of Greece and the heavily de-centeralized Kingdom of Crete. After 2 years of war, the Greeks had won and Crete became a part of the new Greek Republic.