Siege of Patras (1821)

The Siege of Patras was one of the first events of the Greek War of Independence (1821-1830). After the outbreak of the revolution, the Greeks under the leadership of the primates of Patras, captured the city and destroyed the Muslem quarter. The Greeks tried to capture also the main fortress of the city.

Siege of Patras
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Athanasios Kanakaris during the siege of Patras by Peter von Hess
Date March 1821 Location Patras, Greece Result Capture of the city by the Greeks, creation of the Directorate of Achaea, failure to capture the fortress
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Germanos of Patras Athanasios Kanakaris Andreas Londos Benizelos Rouphos Panagiotis Karatzas Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos	Unknown
Strength
1,500 irregulars
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

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

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

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