Siege of the Acropolis (1826–1827)
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For similarly titled battles, see Siege of Athens.
The Second Siege of the Acropolis in 1826–1827 during the Greek War of Independence involved the siege of the Acropolis of Athens, the last fortress still held by the Greek rebels in Central Greece, by the forces of the Ottoman Empire.[1]
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Second Siege of the Acropolis | |||||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||||
Siege of the Acropolis by Georg Perlberg | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First Hellenic Republic | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Georgios Karaiskakis Yiannis Gouras † Yiannis Makriyiannis Charles Nicolas Fabvier Vasos Mavrovouniotis | Reşid Mehmed Pasha | ||||||
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6,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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