Revolution and liberation · The Revolution of 1821
The Battle of Myloi
25 June 1825 (13 June 1825 old style) Proven
Ibrahim Pasha's army attacked the fortified mills in the late afternoon, in three columns along the Argos road, over the hill and from the Kiveri side. A few hundred Greeks under Dimitrios Ypsilantis, Makriyannis and Konstantinos Mavromichalis, helped by gunfire from ships offshore, beat back every assault. By nightfall the Egyptians withdrew towards Argos: Ibrahim's first defeat in the Peloponnese.
Note: The number of defenders differs by source: about 200 (Howe), 227 (Jourdain), 250 in official reports and perhaps 480 in later accounts.
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Pictures
Panagiotis Zografos for General Makriyannis (c. 1836–39), plate 14: the Battle of the Mills (Myloi) near Nafplio, June 1825. Public domain
The bronze bust of General Makriyannis (1797–1864) in Myloi, on a marble pedestal “in honour of his contribution to the Battle of the Mills, 13 June 1825”. Visit Myloi
Sources
- I. Makriyannis, Memoirs (Απομνημονεύματα)
- J.-P.-P. Jourdain, Mémoires historiques et militaires sur les événements de la Grèce depuis 1822 jusqu'au combat de Navarin, Paris 1828 Open (opens in a new tab)
- S. G. Howe, An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution, New York 1828, ch. III (1825) Open (opens in a new tab)
- Ὁ Φίλος τοῦ Νόμου (Hydra), 15-6-1825 and 19-6-1825
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