The Battle of Velestino comprised two separate engagements, which took place on 27 April 1897–30 April 1897 and 5 May 1897–6 May 1897, between the Greek and Ottoman armies at Velestino in Thessaly, as
Greek lithograph with an imagined depiction of the attacks of the Ottoman cavalry on the Greek infantry lines
Dispositions of the Greek and Ottoman armies on 25 April 1897
Sketch of the Ottoman and Greek positions prior to the Ottoman attack on 30 April
View of the battle from the Greek command post on the hills south of Velestino
Farsala, known in Antiquity as Pharsalos, is a town in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Farsala is located in the southern part of Larissa regional unit, and is one of its largest settlements. Farsala is
View of Farsala from the Ancient Pharsalus Acropolis
Statue of Achilles in the main square
Farsala in the 19th century