Third siege of Missolonghi

Third Siege of Missolonghi
Part of the Greek War of Independence
The sortie of Missologhi by Theodore Vryzakis
Date 15 April 1825 – 10 April 1826[1] Location Missolonghi, Sanjak of Karli-Eli, Ottoman Empire (now Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece) Result Ottoman-Egyptian victory Capture of Missolonghi
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic Souliot Forces	Ottoman Empire Egypt Eyalet
Commanders and leaders
Nikolaos Kasomoulis Demetrios Makris Athanasios Razikotsikas  † Kitsos Tzavellas Notis Botsaris	Omer Vrioni Reşid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha
Strength
5,000[2]	20,000 Ottoman regulars and Albanian Mercenaries 15,000 Egyptians
Casualties and losses
8,000+ soldiers and civilians	Heavy

The Third Siege of Missolonghi (Greek: Τρίτη Πολιορκία του Μεσσολογίου, often erroneously referred to as the second siege) was fought in the Greek War of Independence, between the Ottoman Empire and the Greek rebels, from 15 April 1825 to 10 April 1826. The Ottomans had already tried and failed to capture the city in 1822 and 1823, but returned in 1825 with a stronger force of infantry and a stronger navy supporting the infantry. The Greeks held out for almost a year before they ran out of food and attempted a mass breakout, which however resulted in a disaster, with the larger part of the Greeks slain. This defeat was a key factor leading to intervention by the Great Powers who, hearing about the atrocities, felt sympathetic to the Greek cause.^[2] Their support would prove decisive in helping the Greeks win the war and gain independence.