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The Battle of Phaleron took place on the 24 April 1827. The revolting Greek forces were being besieged inside the Acropolis of Athens by Ottoman forces under the command of Reshid Pasha. Greek forces outside the city were desperatly trying to brake the siege. The battle The English Lord Cochrane and General Robert Church were commanding the Greeks. 3,000 men were ordered to advance. Their plan was to send 7,000 more men who were at Piraeus to attack the Turks from the flanks. As the Greeks advanced from Phaleron, Reshid sent some cavalry to attack the Greeks. He expected the main assualt to come from Piraeus. The troops from Piraeus did not arrive and the rest of the Greeks were hacked to pieces by the Turkish cavalry. The aftermath The Greek lost 2,000 men. This was a devastating setback. The men in the Acropolis surrendered and were escorted by the French army to the coast. This defeat destroyed the Greek morale. The only places on mainland Greece after that were Mani and Nauplio. Later that year the Great Powers, Imperial Russia, the Restored Kingdom of France and Great Britain destroyed the Egyptian and Turkish fleets in the battle of Navarino. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org"
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