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Battle of Karpenisi

Botsaris and his men engage the Ottomans

Date	August 8, 1823
Location	Karpenisi, central Greece
Result	Ottoman victory

Belligerents

Greek revolutionaries

Ottoman Empire

Commanders

Markos Botsaris †

Sultan Mahmud II

Strength

450 Souliotes

13,000 troops

Casualties and losses

under 10

1,000

v • d • e Greek War of Independence

Alamana – Gravia – Valtetsi – Doliana – Dragashani – Skuleni – Vassilika – Tripoli – Chios – Peta – Dervenakia – 1st Messolonghi – Karpenisi – Psara – Samos – Gerontas – Sphacteria – Maniaki – Mills of Lerna – 3rd Messolonghi – Mani – Arachova – Kamatero – Phaleron – Navarino – Petra

The Battle of Karpenisi took place near the town of Karpenisi (in Evrytania, central Greece) on the night of August 8, 1823 between revolting Greek irregulars and Ottoman troops. The Greeks were being led by the Souliote Markos Botsaris.

Battle

Botsaris with a force of 450 Souliotes assaulted the Turkish camp. The Turks were overconfident and had not taken proper defensive measures. The sleeping Turks suffered many casualties as the Souliotes sneaked into their camp. The Souliotes thought they had won a great victory when Botsaris was shot through the head as he was scouting Turkish positions. He died immediately. The Souliotes retreated when they saw their leader's body being carried away to safety. The Turkish army had lost 1,000 men while the Greeks had lost several men.

Sources

Paroulakis, Peter Harold. The Greeks: Their Struggle for Independence. Hellenic International Press, 1984. ISBN 0-9590894-0-3.

v • d • e Greek War of Independence
Ottoman Greece: Armatoloi/Klephts · Maniots · Souliotes · Orlov Revolt · Lambros Katsonis · Ali Pasha
Greek Enlightenment: Cosmas of Aetolia · Adamantios Korais · Rigas Feraios · Theophilos Kairis · Filiki Etaireia
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