People · 1782–1835
Henri de Rigny
French admiral
De Rigny's ship lay at anchor off the mills in June 1825. He warned Makriyannis that the position was weak and took women and children on board before the battle.
Also written: Ανρί ντε Ρινί, Henri Gauthier de Rigny, De Rigny, Ντε Ρινί
Events
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June 1825
Admiral de Rigny warns Makriyannis
While the defences were going up, the French admiral Henri de Rigny visited the mills and told Makriyannis that his men were too few and the position too weak to stand against Ibrahim's cannon. Makriyannis answered that…
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24 June 1825
Women and children taken aboard a French ship
On the evening before the battle, Admiral de Rigny, at anchor in the roadstead of the mills, took the women and children of the place on board his ship. After the fighting he sent rum to the Greek defenders.
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25 June 1825
Makriyannis wounded, few Greek losses
Makriyannis was wounded in the fighting but kept leading his men without letting them see it. The Greeks lost only a handful of men, among them a philhellene, while more than a hundred of Ibrahim's soldiers were killed…