Battle of Mega Spilaio

Battle of Mega Spilaio
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Date24 June 1827
Location
Mega Spilaio Monastery, Kalavryta, Achaea, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nikolaos Petimezas
Photakos
Gerasimos Torolos and other chieftains		 Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Deli Ahmed
Strength
800 6,000
Casualties and losses
1 dead and a few wounded more than 300 dead and wounded

The Battle of Mega Spilaio of Achaia was a military episode of the Greek War of Independence, an event that took place during the campaign of Ibrahim of Egypt against the Christian populations of the Peloponnese in the summer of 1827 - a critical year for the revolution. The outcome of the battle was positive for Greek weapons and led to the withdrawal of the Turkish-Egyptian troops from the wider area of Kalavryta.

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