Burning of the Ottoman flagship off Chios | |||||
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Part of the Greek War of Independence | |||||
![]() The burning of the Turkish flagship by Kanaris. Painting by Nikiforos Lytras, c. 1873 | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||
Konstantinos Kanaris Andreas Pipinos | Nasuhzade Ali Pasha † | ||||
Strength | |||||
43 sailors 2 fire ships |
c. 2,000 1 flagship 1 two-decker | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
Unknown |
c. 2,000 dead Destruction of the flagship Mansur al-liwa |
The burning of the Ottoman flagship off Chios took place on the night of 18 June 1822. The event, occurring during the Greek War of Independence, was a reprisal for the Chios massacre which occurred two months earlier. Two thousand Ottoman sailors were killed, as were the Albanian Grand Admirals Nasuhzade Ali Pasha and Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Navy.