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Siege of the Acropolis

Siege of the Acropolis was a siege conducted on 25 April 1821 at Acropolis of Athens, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Greek War of Independence, which ran from 1821 to 1829. The recorded result: Greek victory; Capture of the Acropolis. Recorded strength: 600 (Initially); 3,000 (max) against Muslim inhabitants of Athens; Reinforced by Vrioni's army.

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Scene from the Greek War of Independence. Second siege of the acropolis by the Greeks (november 1821 - june 1822). Assault on the Serpentze on 24 november 1821. Painting by Panagiotis Zografos, under
Scene from the Greek War of Independence. Second siege of the acropolis by the Greeks (november 1821 - june 1822). Assault on the Serpentze on 24 november 1821. Painting by Panagiotis Zografos, under . Panagiotis Zographos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date25 April 1821
PlaceAcropolis of Athens, Greece
37.972N, 23.727E
Part ofGreek War of Independence (1821 to 1829)
KindSiege, nineteenth century
ResultGreek victory; Capture of the Acropolis
Belligerentsborder|23px Greek revolutionaries (until 1 January 1822); First Hellenic Republic (from 1 January 1822)Ottoman Empire
CommandersMeletios Vasileiou; Dimos Antoniou; Olivier VoutierOmer Vrioni; Omar Bey of Karystos
Strength600 (Initially); 3,000 (max)Muslim inhabitants of Athens; Reinforced by Vrioni's army
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown; Unknown number of Greek, Turkish, and Albanian civilian deaths
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Siege of the Acropolis is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510534, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of the Acropolis (1821–1822), revision 1370746641, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.