Battle of Mega Spilaio

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Battle of Mega Spilaio
Part of the Greek War of Independence
Date 24 June 1827 Location Mega Spilaio Monastery, Kalavryta, Achaea, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Greek revolutionaries	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nikolaos Petimezas Photakos Gerasimos Torolos and other chieftains	Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt Deli Ahmed
Strength
800	6,000
Casualties and losses
1 dead and a few wounded	more than 300 dead and wounded

The Battle of Mega Spilaio of Achaia was a military episode of the Greek War of Independence, an event that took place during the campaign of Ibrahim of Egypt against the Christian populations of the Peloponnese in the summer of 1827 - a critical year for the revolution. The outcome of the battle was positive for Greek weapons and led to the withdrawal of the Turkish-Egyptian troops from the wider area of ​​Kalavryta.