ORDER OF BATTLE // April 13, 1822
Naousa massacre
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 23,000 estimated
Greek rebels
4,000
Medium-confidence figure
Ottoman Empire
19,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The destruction of Naoussa in April 1822 was among the episodes of mass violence that marked the Greek War of Independence in Macedonia. A Greek rebel force of around 4,000 faced an Ottoman army of roughly 19,000, a disparity that underscored the difficulty of sustaining the revolt in northern Greece beyond the initial outbreak in the Peloponnese. The event became known as a massacre, indicating the fate of the town and its population rather than a conventional military defeat, and it shaped the character of the wider Macedonian theater of the conflict.
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