| abstract | - The Battle of Gravia Inn () was fought between Greek revolutionaries and the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence. The Greek leader, Odysseas Androutsos with a group of 120 men defeated an Ottoman army numbering 9,000 men and artillery under the command of Omer Vrioni. Following his defeat of the Greeks at the Battle of Alamana and the execution of their leader Athanasios Diakos, the Ottoman army under the command of Omer Vrioni, planned to attack the Peloponnese with an army of 9,000 men. However, his army was met by a Greek group numbering 120 men under the command of Odysseas Androutsos who had barricaded themselves inside an old inn. The Ottoman army surrounded the area and attacked the inn but were thrown back with heavy losses. While the Ottoman army paused their attacks to bring up the cannon, the Greeks slipped away and escaped through the Ottoman lines. This attack is considered important to the outcome of the Greek revolution because it forced Omer Vrioni to retreat leaving the Greeks to consolidate their gains in the Peloponnese and capture the Ottoman capital of the Peloponnese, Tripoli.
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