Battle of Chalandritsa

Battle of Chalandritsa
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Date 26 February 1822 Location Chalandritsa, Achaea, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire 38°06′42″N 21°47′03″E / 38.11167°N 21.78417°E / 38.11167; 21.78417 Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gennaios Kolokotronis Dimitris Plapoutas Apostolis Kolokotronis Constantinos Petmezas	Mehmet Pasha
Strength
Smaller than the Turks	~ 2,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
20 dead	300 dead Numerous wounded

The Battle of Chalandritsa took place on 26 May 1822, in the town of the same name in Achaea in the Peloponnese. In this conflict, Greek forces under Dimitris Plapoutas, Gennaios Kolokotronis and other chieftains faced the Turkish troops of Mehmet Pasha. The outcome of the battle was victorious for the Greeks.^[1][2]