ORDER OF BATTLE // October 25, 1822
First Siege of Missolonghi
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 13,000 estimated
First Hellenic Republic
2,000
Medium-confidence figure
Ottoman Empire
11,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The first siege of Missolonghi was an early Ottoman attempt to capture a strategically located port town during the Greek War of Independence. Ottoman forces under Omer Vrioni and Reşid Mehmed Pasha numbered approximately 11,000 against a Greek garrison of around 2,000 under Alexandros Mavrokordatos and Markos Botsaris. The recorded casualty figure attributed to the First Hellenic Republic — 8,000 — substantially exceeds the stated Greek force size, suggesting either a figure encompassing a broader population or a data anomaly in the sources; no Ottoman casualty figures are supplied. The outcome of the siege is not recorded in available sources, limiting assessment of its immediate operational consequences within the wider independence campaign.
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