Battle of Arachova

Overview

The Battle of Arachova, took place between 18 and 24 November 1826 (N.S.). It was fought between an Ottoman Empire force under the command of Mustafa Bey and Greek rebels under Georgios Karaiskakis. After receiving intelligence of the Ottoman army's maneuvers, Karaiskakis prepared a surprise attack in vicinity of the village of Arachova, in central Greece. On 18 November, Mustafa Bey's 2,000 Ottoman troops were blockaded in Arachova. An 800-man force that attempted to relieve the defenders three days later failed.

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Significance

The Battle of Arachova lasted from 18 to 24 November 1826 and resulted in the destruction of a 2,000-strong Ottoman force under Mustafa Bey, with approximately 1,700 casualties inflicted. Greek rebel commander Georgios Karaiskakis used prior intelligence of Ottoman movements to initiate the engagement, blockading the Ottoman troops in the village of Arachova in central Greece. A relief column of 800 men that arrived three days into the siege failed to break the blockade, compounding the Ottoman defeat. The scale of Ottoman losses relative to the force committed made Arachova one of the more costly Ottoman reverses of the Greek War of Independence, and it reinforced Karaiskakis's operational standing as a commander capable of encircling and destroying regular forces in the central Greek theater.

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