Second siege of the Acropolis
Part of theGreek War of Independence
Siege of the Acropolis byGeorg Perlberg
Date 25 August 1826 – 24 May 1827 (O.S.) (8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) Location Athens,Sanjak of Eğriboz,Ottoman Empire (nowAttica,Greece) 37°58′46″N23°42′58″E / 37.97944°N 23.71611°E /37.97944; 23.71611 Result Ottoman victory Capture of the Acropolis
Belligerents
First Hellenic Republic	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Georgios Karaiskakis Yiannis Gouras † Yiannis Makriyiannis Charles Nicolas Fabvier Vasos Mavrovouniotis	Reşid Mehmed Pasha
Strength
6,000	10,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
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Thesecond siege of the Acropolis in 1826–1827 during theGreek War of Independence involved the siege of theAcropolis of Athens, the last fortress still held by the Greek rebels inCentral Greece, by the forces of theOttoman Empire.^[1]

Following thefall ofMissolonghi in western Greece, Athens and the Acropolis remained the only strongholds in Greek hands in mainland Greece outside thePeloponnese. Consequently, after his victory at Missolonghi, the Ottoman commander-in-chief,Reşid Mehmed Pasha, turned against Athens. The siege began at 25 August 1826, and followed closely the experience of Missolonghi: the Ottomans set up a very close blockade and bombarded the hill, while the besieged harassed them with frequent night sorties andmining, utilizing the expertise of Konstantinos Chormivitis, who had already distinguished himself in Missolonghi. The Beleaguered Greeks were resupplied and reinforced by small detachments sent through the Ottoman lines by the main Greek army, underGeorgios Karaiskakis, which had established itself aroundEleusis,Piraeus andPhaleron to the south of Athens. The Greeks launched various attacks against the Ottoman army's rear and its supply lines, most notably the victory at theBattle of Arachova in November; this strategy was altered in favour of direct attacks on the Ottoman army, resulting in theBattle of Kamatero in February. The command was transferred from Karaiskakis to the British generalRichard Church in April.

The Ottoman victory atPhaleron (Analatos) on 24 April(Julian) 1827 ended any possibility for relief, and the Acropolis garrison surrendered a month later.

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