Qualla: Battle of Chalandritsa https://qualla.com/battle-of-chalandritsa en-us © 2026 Bendyline Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:34:06 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Chalandritsa https://qualla.com/battle-of-chalandritsa Battle of Chalandritsa: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-chalandritsa/ In the spring of 1822, the Greek revolution was under its most serious threat since it had begun the previous year. Ali Pasha of Ioannina — the flamboyant, ruthless Ottoman governor who had kept much of the sultan's Balkan army occupied for years — had just been killed. His death freed the Ottoman commander Hurshid Pasha to turn his full attention south. What followed was a landing at Patras, a march into Achaea, and a confrontation at the town of Chalandritsa on 26 May 1822 that the Ottoman commanders did not expect to lose.

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/z/2/battle-of-chalandritsa-wp/sqz2-battle-of-chalandritsa-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Chalandritsa: The Opening the Ottomans Were Waiting For https://qualla.com/battle-of-chalandritsa/ Ali Pasha died on January 24, 1822, after years of siege at Ioannina — and his death was a turning point that extended well beyond his own mountainous domain. As long as he had defied the sultan, significant Ottoman military resources had been tied down in northern Greece. With h...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/z/2/battle-of-chalandritsa-wp/sqz2-battle-of-chalandritsa-the-opening-the-ottomans-were-waiting-for.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Chalandritsa: Kolokotronis Moves His Pieces https://qualla.com/battle-of-chalandritsa/ Theodoros Kolokotronis, the most famous Greek military leader of the war, had been at the Corinth camp when the Ottoman landing at Patras changed his plans. On January 20 — before the landing, sensing the danger — he had already moved toward Karytaina to raise more troops. Despit...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/z/2/battle-of-chalandritsa-wp/sqz2-battle-of-chalandritsa-kolokotronis-moves-his-pieces.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Chalandritsa: The Battle at Chalandritsa https://qualla.com/battle-of-chalandritsa/ The confrontation came at Chalandritsa, a town in the hills of Achaea northeast of Patras. On 26 May 1822, Greek forces under Plapoutas, Gennaios Kolokotronis, and other chieftains engaged the Ottoman troops of Mehmet Pasha. The outcome was a Greek victory. The Ottoman column suf...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/z/2/battle-of-chalandritsa-wp/sqz2-battle-of-chalandritsa-the-battle-at-chalandritsa.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Chalandritsa: A Battle Inside a Larger Struggle https://qualla.com/battle-of-chalandritsa/ Chalandritsa sits within the larger arc of the Greek War of Independence, which had begun in 1821 and would continue until 1829. The campaign of 1822 was one of the most dangerous periods of that war: the Ottoman military, now free of the distraction of Ali Pasha, made serious ef...

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