Battle of Vasilika

The Battle of Vasilika was fought between Greek revolutionaries and the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence.

Battle of Vasilika
Part of the Greek War of Independence

The Battle of Vasilika
by Peter von Hess.
Date26 August 1821
Location
Vasilika, Sanjak of Tirhala, Ottoman Empire (now Phthiotis, Greece)
38.708°N 22.754°E / 38.708; 22.754
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ioannis Gouras
Dimitrios Panourgias
Ioannis Dyonouniotis		 Behrem Pasha
Strength
1,600-2,300 men[1] ~8,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown 700 dead
1 officer dead
800 horses
18 flags[1]

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 Ioannis 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
  1. Paparigopoulos, p. 64.
  2. Fotiadis (1971), pp. 135–138.

References
  • Fotiadis, Dimitris (1971). Ιστορία του 21 [History of 21] (in Greek). Vol. B. Melissa.
  • Paparigopoulos, Konstantinos. History of the Greek Nation. Vol. 6 (Greek ed.).
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