The Battle of Kamatero was fought on the night of 5 February 1827 in Kamatero, Greece (near Menidi) between the Ottoman forces of Reşid Mehmed Pasha and Greek irregulars led by French Colonel Denis Bourbaki (his father was a Greek from Cephalonia).
He was killed in 1827 following his defeat at the Battle of Kamatero.
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The force, numbering about 500 men in total, and under the command of Bourbaki, advanced to Eleusis in February, and faced the Turks at the Battle of Kamatero on 8 February (27 January in the Julian calendar).
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Vourvachis street in Kamatero is named after Bourbaki in honour of his heroic death on the town's premises.
Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Ano Liosia, Acharnes and Kamatero.