{"id":160,"date":"2025-08-26T13:45:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=160"},"modified":"2025-10-15T00:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:06:59","slug":"120-ellines-stamatoun-8-000-tourkous-sto-chani-tis-gravias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/ta-nea-mas\/120-ellines-stamatoun-8-000-tourkous-sto-chani-tis-gravias\/","title":{"rendered":"120 Greeks stop 8,000 Turks at the Inn of Gravia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A total of one hundred and twenty men joined hands in the tsamiko dance and, within minutes, had turned the inn into a fortress. They blocked the openings and opened loopholes.<\/p>\n<p>May 8, 1821. One hundred and twenty Greeks, led by Odysseas Androutsos, stood their ground\u2014barricaded inside the Inn of Gravia\u2014against Omer Vryonis\u2019 8,000 Turks, and managed to halt them, killing and wounding around 1,000 Turkish soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier came the Battle of Alamana, a crushing defeat for the Greeks that endangered the Revolution in Central Greece and the Peloponnese. After his victory, Omer Vryonis planned to descend into the Peloponnese to strike at the heart of the Greek Revolution\u2014first clearing the rebellious regions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"120 \u0388\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd 8.000 \u03a4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf (\u03a7\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9) \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0393\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 | \u039f\u03b4\u03c5\u03c3\u03c3\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2 \u0391\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8chhi7J9d7I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The martyr\u2019s death of Athanasios Diakos had left the insurgent rayahs without a capable leader. Fear gripped the already rebellious centers (Livadeia, Salona\/Amfissa, and Attica), where blood of local Turks had been shed. Everyone expected the pitiless wrath of the two pashas to break upon them. The Revolution was in serious danger a month after its outbreak\u2014and it was saved thanks to Androutsos\u2019 military skill and Omer Vryonis\u2019 miscalculations.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The events<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before setting out from Trikala on his campaign against the Peloponnese, Omer Vryonis ordered his loyal captains of Western Greece to gather at Gravia, Fokida, where he would take them along as he passed. He sent a special messenger to Odysseas Androutsos to announce Athanasios Diakos\u2019 death and to tell him that, if he came to Gravia with the other captains, not only would he forgive him for the killing of Hasan Bey Gekas, but he would also grant him the armatoliki of Liakura (Parnassus).<\/p>\n<p>On May 3, 1821, Odysseas Androutsos reached Gravia with Kosmas Souliotis, Efstathios Katsikogiannis, and a band of about 100 men. He immediately grasped the situation and urged the revolutionaries that they must, at any cost, stop the enemy\u2019s advance right there.<\/p>\n<p>After other captains gathered at his invitation, Androutsos proposed that they shut themselves in the Inn, so that\u2014unable to retreat\u2014they\u2019d be forced to fight to the last to block Omer Vryonis\u2019 progress.<\/p>\n<p>But neither Panourgas nor Yiannis Dyovouniotis agreed. In the end, they split into three detachments. One, with Panourgas and Dyovouniotis, took the heights of Chlomos to the left of the road. Another, with Kosmas Souliotis and Katsikogiannis, took the heights to the right. Those who wished would barricade themselves with Odysseas Androutsos inside the Inn. To embolden them further, Androutsos called his men to dance and led a tsamiko. Yiannis Gouras seized the kerchief first, then Papandrias, Komnas Trakas, Angel\u00eds Govi\u03bfs, the Kapogiorgai, and others. In all, one hundred and twenty men joined the dance and, within minutes, had turned the inn into a fortress. They blocked the openings and opened loopholes.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56330 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tsamiko-400x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tsamiko-400x238.jpg 400w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tsamiko-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tsamiko-430x256.jpg 430w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tsamiko-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tsamiko.jpg 517w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The battle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As soon as Omer Vryonis arrived\u2014having driven off the detachments of Panourgas, Dyovouniotis, Souliotis, and Katsikogiannis\u2014he realized what was happening inside the inn and grew furious. After the Turks encircled the area and the inn, he sent Hasan the dervish to tell Androutsos to surrender. Androutsos refused; the negotiation turned to insults, and the dervish fell dead from Androutsos\u2019 shot. That gave the signal for battle.<\/p>\n<p>The Turks assaulted the inn but were repulsed with heavy losses and forced to withdraw. The first charge was thrown back\u2014then the second, and the third. Seeing his men fall under the Greeks\u2019 fire, Vryonis ordered cannons brought up to blow the building apart. The Turks halted the assault until the artillery arrived, while the Greeks\u2014who grasped their intent\u2014late at night toward dawn, having fought bravely and killed over 300 Turks while delaying the enemy\u2019s advance, managed to slip out of the Inn secretly, passing between the Turkish lines. Their daring breakout cost them only six dead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56331 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maxi-4-400x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maxi-4-400x264.jpg 400w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maxi-4-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maxi-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maxi-4-430x283.jpg 430w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maxi-4-700x461.jpg 700w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maxi-4-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/maxi-4.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Consequences of the battle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Turkish casualties were heavy: over 300 dead and 600 wounded within a few hours. The Greeks lost only six fighters. The strategic success of this battle was considerable. It prevented Omer Vryonis\u2019 descent into the Peloponnese and facilitated the victory at Valtesi, which energized the Revolution. In fact, after the battle at Gravia, Vryonis was so shaken that he decided to pause his campaign and withdraw to Euboea, to later rendezvous with Kiose Mehmet\u2019s forces.<\/p>\n<p>Thus the descent of such a powerful army into the Peloponnese\u2014where the Revolution had not yet been consolidated\u2014was hindered, while the outcome also contributed to the opening of the struggle in Western Greece.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dedicated to the guide who works with exceptional diligence at the Inn of Gravia and stands as a model of hospitality.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0 <a class=\"wf_file\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news247.gr\/viral\/120-ellines-stamatoyn-8-000-toyrkoys-sto-chani-tis-gravias.6706120.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"wf_file_text\">www.news247.gr<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03c3\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03bb\u03af\u03b3\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac, \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a7\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf. \u0388\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ta-nea-mas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56734,"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions\/56734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanigravias.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}