Siege of Patras (1821)

Siege of Patras
Part of theGreek War of Independence
Athanasios Kanakarisduring the siege of PatrasbyPeter von Hess
Date March 1821 Location Patras,Morea Eyalet,Ottoman Empire(nowAchaea,Greece) Result Greek victory Capture of the city by the Greeks Establishment of theDirectorate of Achaea
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Germanos of Patras Athanasios Kanakaris Andreas Londos Benizelos Roufos Panagiotis Karatzas Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos	Unknown
Strength
1,500	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Thesiege of Patraswas one of the first events of theGreek War of Independence.After the outbreak of the revolution, the Greeks under the leadership of the primates ofPatras,captured the city and destroyed the Muslim quarter. The Greeks tried to capture also the mainfortressof the city.

The flag raised overPatrasbyAndreas Londos.

In April, an Ottoman army lifted the siege and destroyed a large part of the city, withPatrasremaining under Ottoman control almost until the end of the war (1828).

The consul of France in the city at the time was Hugo Pouqueville, brother ofFrançois Pouqueville,and for Great Britain Philip James Green.

Declaration by the revolutionaries of Patras, engraved on a stele in the city

Aftermath

In February 1822, after a victorious battle outside Patras (Battle of Girokomio), the Greeks underTheodoros Kolokotronisbegan again the siege of the fortress.It was after the defeat in theBattle of Peta,which allowed the Ottoman army to pass toAchaea,and theExpedition of Dramalithat brought an end to the siege.