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[[Odysseus Androutsos]] with a band of 100 or so men took up a defensive position at an inn near Gravia, supported by [[Panourgias Panourgias]] and [[Yiannis Diovouniotis]] and their men who defended nearby positions.
On [[May 8]], [[1821]], the battle began. Vrioni managed to disperse Panourgias and Diovouniotis]] - as he had done at the [[Battle of Alamana]] - and then threw his full force against the inn. He was repulsed with heavy casualties (over 400 dead and twice that number wounded). Finally, he withdrew to ask for reinforcements and artillery but the Greeks managed to slip out in the night before the reinforcements arrived. Androutsos lost two men in the battle and earned the title of commander in chief of the Greek forces in [[Rumeli]] (Central Greece).
[[Category:Greek War of Independence|Gravia]]
[[Category:1821|Gravia]]
