Battle of Vasilika
Battle of Vasilika | |||||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||||
The Battle of Vasilika by Peter von Hess. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Greek rebels | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ioannis Gouras Dimitrios Panourgias Yannis Dyonouniotis | Behrem Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,600-2,300 men[1] | c.8,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
700 dead, 1 officer dead, 800 horses, 18 flags[1] |
The Battle of Vasilika was fought between Greek revolutionaries and the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence.
Battle[]
During the revolution of 1821, the Sultan reinforced the Ottoman forces in Greece by senting an army of eight thousand men led by Behrem Pasha from Macedonia to central Greece. The Sultan hoped that the army would unite with the existing Ottoman forces in central Greece and bring the revolution to an end.[1] In an attempt to block the Turks, Ioannis Gouras, Dimitrios Panourgias and Yannis Dyovouniotis took a force of 1,600 men[1] and occupied the narrow road of Vasilika, in Phthiotis.
On 26 August, the Ottoman army met and fought with the Greeks. The Greek defenders managed to hold their position causing a great number of Ottoman casualties including an officer. Behrem Pasha and the Turkish army was finally forced to retreat to Lamia, north of Thermopylae. On the battlefield, Behrem Pasha had left seven hundred dead men, eight hundred horses and eighteen flags. This victory prevented the Ottoman army in central Greece from entering the Peloponnese and relieving the Ottoman garrisons besieged by the Greeks.[2]
Citations[]
- ^ a b c d Paparigopoulos, p. 64.
- ^ Fotiadis (1971), pp. 135–138.
References[]
- Fotiadis, Dimitris (1971). Ιστορία του 21 [History of 21] (in Greek). B. Melissa.
- Paparigopoulos, Konstantinos. History of the Greek Nation. 6 (Greek ed.).
- Battles involving Greece
- Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
- Conflicts in 1821
- Battles of the Greek War of Independence
- 1821 in Greece
- 1821 in the Ottoman Empire
- August 1821 events
- Central Greece in the Greek War of Independence
- History of Phthiotis