defense of Gravia Inn

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The defense of Gravia Inn was a famous 1821 Greek War of Independence battle in which Odysseas Androutsos and a small force successfully held off a much larger Ottoman army, becoming a symbol of Greek resistance.

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instanceOf battle
event
associatedWith Odysseas Androutsos legend
belligerent Greek revolutionaries
Ottoman forces
chronologicalContext early phase of the Greek War of Independence
commander Odysseas Androutsos
conflict Greek War of Independence
countryAtTheTime Ottoman Empire
date 1821
describedAs famous battle of the Greek War of Independence
symbol of Greek resistance
hasParticipant Greek revolutionaries
Odysseas Androutsos
Ottoman Empire
hasType siege-like engagement
location Central Greece
linked to: central Greece

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Gravia Inn
notableFor small Greek force resisting larger Ottoman army
opposingCommander Omer Vrioni
partOf Greek War of Independence
result Greek defensive success
Ottoman attack repulsed
significance boosted Greek morale
slowed Ottoman advance in Central Greece
strategy defense from fortified inn
tacticalOutcome Greek forces successfully withdrew
Ottoman forces suffered heavy casualties
usedFortification inn building

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Odysseas Androutsos notableWork defense of Gravia Inn