Burning of the Ottoman flagship off Chios

Burning of the Ottoman flagship off Chios
Part of the Greek War of Independence
The burning of the Turkish flagship by Kanaris. Painting by Nikiforos Lytras, c. 1873
Date 18 June 1822 Location Chios, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire 38°22′39″N 26°03′54″E / 38.37750°N 26.06500°E / 38.37750; 26.06500
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic	Ottoman Empire Egypt Eyalet
Commanders and leaders
Konstantinos Kanaris Andreas Pipinos	Nasuhzade Ali Pasha †
Strength
43 sailors 2 fire ships	c. 2,000 1 flagship 1 two-decker
Casualties and losses
Unknown	c. 2,000 dead Destruction of the flagship Mansur al-liwa

The burning of the Ottoman flagship off Chios took place on the night of 18 June 1822. The event, occurring during the Greek War of Independence, was a reprisal for the Chios massacre which occurred two months earlier. Two thousand Ottoman sailors were killed, as was Nasuhzade Ali Pasha, the Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Navy.