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Battle of Tegyra
The Battle of Tegyra was fought in 375 BCE near Orchomenus in Boeotia, when the Theban commander Pelopidas, leading the Sacred Band and a small force of cavalry, met a larger Spartan force. The Thebans broke the Spartans and killed both their commanders. It was the first time Spartans had been beaten in open battle by a smaller force, and it foreshadowed the Theban victory at Leuctra.
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