First siege of Missolonghi

First Siege of Missolonghi
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Alexandros Mavrokordatos defends Missolonghi by Peter von Hess
Date 25 October – 31 December 1822 Location Missolonghi, Sanjak of Karli-Eli, Ottoman Empire (now Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece) Result Greek victory
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic Souliot Forces	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alexandros Mavrokordatos Athanasios Razi-Kotsikas Markos Botsaris	Omer Vrioni Reşid Mehmed Pasha Yusuf Pasha
Strength
2,000 14 guns[1]	11,000
Casualties and losses
4	more than 500

The First Siege of Missolonghi ^[2] (Greek: Πρώτη πολιορκία του Μεσολογγίου) was an attempt by Ottoman forces to capture the strategically located port town of Missolonghi during the early stages of the Greek War of Independence.