What victory did Cimon win for the Delian League at the Eurymedon River?

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Greco-Persian Wars The Battle of Salamis (480 bce), in which Greece gained an uncontested victory over the Persian fleet.

Around 467–466 BCE, the Athenian general Cimon led a Delian League fleet of approximately 200 to 300 ships to a decisive victory at the Eurymedon River in Pamphylia.123

During this engagement, Cimon routed a significantly larger Phoenician fleet and subsequently defeated Persian land forces, which included sacking their army camp and routing arriving Cyprian reinforcements. This victory was a major turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars, as it gravely weakened Persian control over the eastern Mediterranean and helped secure the liberty of Greek states in the region.132