Naousa massacre

Naousa Massacre
	Part of the Massacres during the Greek War of Independence
	; Memorial for the massacre
Date	13 April 1822
Location	Naoussa, Greece
Result	Ottoman forces capture Naoussa; Massacre of the captives; Enslavement of the local women and children;
Belligerents
Greek rebels	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Zafeirakis Theodosiou †; Anastasios Karatasos; Angelis Gatsos; Diamantis Nikolaou	Ebu Lubut
Strength
4,000-5,000 soldiers	20,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
	About 5,000

The Massacre of Naoussa or Destruction of Naoussa was a bloody event of the Greek War of Independence that occurred on 13 April 1822.