Battle of Gravia Inn

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The Battle of Gravia Inn was a key 1821 engagement in the Greek War of Independence where a small Greek force repelled a much larger Ottoman army, significantly boosting Greek morale.

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Battle of Gravia Inn canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Greek revolutionaries ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
casualtiesGreek light ⓘ
casualtiesOttoman heavy ⓘ
commander Odysseas Androutsos ⓘ
Omer Vrioni ⓘ
conflict Greek War of Independence ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
date 1821-05-08 ⓘ
effect significant boost to Greek morale ⓘ
slowed Ottoman advance in central Greece ⓘ
GreekCommander Odysseas Androutsos ⓘ
GreekStrength about 120 men ⓘ
location Gravia ⓘ
Gravia Inn ⓘ
notableFor disproportionate losses inflicted on Ottomans ⓘ
heroic defense led by Odysseas Androutsos ⓘ
OttomanCommander Omer Vrioni ⓘ
OttomanStrength several thousand men ⓘ
partOfCampaign Ottoman operations to suppress the Greek uprising in central Greece ⓘ
region Central Greece ⓘ
linked to: central Greece
result Greek victory ⓘ
significance key early engagement of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ
symbol of successful resistance by outnumbered Greek forces ⓘ
tacticalSituation small Greek force defending an inn against a much larger Ottoman army ⓘ
tacticsUsed ambush-like concentrated fire on attacking Ottomans ⓘ
defensive position inside fortified inn ⓘ
year 1821 ⓘ

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Odysseas Androutsos → participantIn → Battle of Gravia Inn ⓘ
Odysseas Androutsos → notableBattle → Battle of Gravia Inn ⓘ
subject linked to: Androutsos
Roumeli → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Gravia Inn ⓘ